GOOD FRIDAY MORNING, EVERYONE… We’ll wake up to some chilly temperatures across the High Desert, but continue a warming trend that should take most of us in the the 50s today. Under mostly sunny skies, we look to stay dry throughout the day. Winds will turn southwesterly at a mild 5-10 mph. This weekend, the
Continue ReadingBy TIM BOOTH AP Sports Writer SEATTLE (AP) — After missing the playoffs for the first time in their short franchise history last year, the Vegas Golden Knights wanted to savor this Pacific Division title. Not for long, though. The Golden Knights believe there’s more to come in the postseason. “I’m definitely proud of the
Continue ReadingBy SETH BORENSTEIN AP Science Writer Fort Lauderdale’s 25 inches of rain is a case of a strong thunderstorm not knowing when to say when. Normally storms fizzle out after 20 minutes or they move on. But Wednesday’s supercell didn’t. It poured for six to eight hours and was continuously fed by the nearby Gulf
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Native bees in the Oregon Coast Range are diverse and abundant in clearcut areas within a few years of timber harvest but their numbers drop sharply as planted trees grow and the forest canopy closes, research by Oregon State University shows.
Continue ReadingBy STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks on Wall Street dipped Friday as worries about interest rates overshadowed an encouraging start to earnings reporting season for big U.S. companies. The S&P 500 fell 8.58 points, or 0.2%, to 4,137.64 after giving up an early gain. The Dow Jones Industrial Average lost
Continue ReadingBy STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks are slipping Friday as worries about interest rates offset an encouraging start to earnings reporting season for big U.S. companies. The S&P 500 was 0.4% lower in afternoon trading after giving up an early gain. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 214 points,
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If you’re in need of having something 3D-printed, such as a plastic object or a prototype, the Makerspace at OSU-Cascades’ Edward J. Ray Hall is worth checking out.
Continue ReadingBy ILAN BEN ZION and AMI BEN TOV Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Tova Gutstein was born in Warsaw the year Adolf Hitler took power in Germany. She was 10 years old when the Jews of the Warsaw Ghetto launched the first act of collective defiance against the Nazis in Europe. Now 90, she is
Continue ReadingBy Paradise Afshar, CNN The city of Minneapolis has reached settlements totaling more than $8.8 million in two civil lawsuits that accuse former police officer Derek Chauvin of using excessive force in two incidents that happened nearly three years before he killed George Floyd during an arrest. The plaintiffs, John Pope and Zoya Code —
Continue ReadingWCCO, MINNEAPOLIS POLICE DEPARTMENT, CNN By Paradise Afshar, CNN The city of Minneapolis has reached settlements totaling more than $8.8 million in two civil lawsuits that accuse former police officer Derek Chauvin of using excessive force in two incidents that happened nearly three years before he killed George Floyd during an arrest. The plaintiffs, John
Continue ReadingCNN By Paradise Afshar, CNN The city of Minneapolis has reached settlements totaling more than $8.8 million in two civil lawsuits that accuse former police officer Derek Chauvin of using excessive force in two incidents that happened nearly three years before he killed George Floyd during an arrest. The plaintiffs, John Pope and Zoya Code
Continue ReadingBy BERNIE WILSON AP Sports Writer SAN DIEGO (AP) — Rowdy Tellez hit a two-run homer in the first inning and a go-ahead sacrifice fly in the 10th for the NL Central-leading Milwaukee Brewers, who beat the San Diego Padres 4-3. Tellez’s sac fly brought in Christian Yelich, who began the inning as the automatic
Continue ReadingEDMONTON, Alberta (AP) — Mattias Janmark scored twice, Leon Draisaitl had a goal and two assists and the Edmonton Oilers closed the regular season with a franchise-record ninth straight victory, 5-2 over the San Jose Sharks on Thursday night. Evan Bouchard and Evander Kane also scored and Stuart Skinner made 27 saves. The Oilers were
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL GOLDBERG Associated Press/Report for America ROLLING FORK, Miss. (AP) — The scent of the Mississippi Delta’s soil took hold of Charlie Weissinger’s psyche at an early age, and he has chased it ever since. Weissinger, 37, works at a bank to support his farming addiction in Rolling Fork, where his family has grown
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL GOLDBERG Associated Press/Report for America ROLLING FORK, Miss. (AP) — The scent of the Mississippi Delta’s soil took hold of Charlie Weissinger’s psyche at an early age, and he has chased it ever since. Weissinger, 37, works at a bank to support his farming addiction in Rolling Fork, where his family has grown
Continue ReadingBy JAY COHEN AP Sports Writer CHICAGO (AP) — Jonathan Toews scored in his final game with the Chicago Blackhawks, but Ivan Provorov scored 3:09 into overtime to lift the Philadelphia Flyers to a 5-4 victory in the season finale for each team. Toews won three Stanley Cup titles in 15 seasons with Chicago, but
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KPOV 88.9 FM, High Desert Community Radio, is pleased to announce Chris Gossard as the Executive Director and Kate Tiernan as the Development Director. Both Gossard and Tiernan are excited to bring together their career experience to the KPOV team.
Continue ReadingGonzalo Jimenez (CNN) — La embajada de Estados Unidos en Ecuador informó a través de un comunicado este jueves que delincuentes estarían planeando diversos atentados bomba en diferentes puntos de la ciudad costera de Guayaquil. “La Misión de Estados Unidos en Ecuador ha recibido información creíble de que los delincuentes pueden estar planeando realizar atentados
Continue ReadingBy GREG BEACHAM AP Sports Writer ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Adrian Kempe had three goals and an assist and the Los Angeles Kings clinched third place in the Pacific Division on Thursday night with a 5-3 victory over Anaheim. The Ducks will have the best odds in an important draft lottery after finishing with the
Continue ReadingBy JACK THOMPSON Associated Press TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — Conor Garland had his first career hat trick, scoring 1:19 into overtime, and the Vancouver Canucks defeated the Arizona Coyotes 5-4 Thursday night in the season finale for both teams. Elias Pettersson picked up his 39th goal and J.T. Miller his 32nd for the Canucks, who
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