By JAY COHEN AP Sports Writer CHICAGO (AP) — Soccer officials, scientists, medical professionals and others have gathered in Chicago for a head injury summit. The conference was organized by U.S. Soccer, Major League Soccer, the National Women’s Soccer League and the United Soccer League. It also included speakers from the Premier League, English Football
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Owner Doug Maragas says he has not seen a single bee this year. There’s an outdoor “blues for the bees” event on Saturday at the winery.
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Tuesday’s special district election, often one that draws relatively little voter attention, brought in a higher turnout than anticipated for Deschutes and Crook counties.
Continue ReadingNEW HAVEN, Conn. (AP) — The former board chairperson of a Connecticut energy cooperative and estranged husband of a California congresswoman has been sentenced to six months in prison. Prosecutors say James Sullivan used public funds to pay for trips to the Kentucky Derby and a luxury golf resort. The one-time congressional candidate in Connecticut
Continue ReadingBy TRISHA AHMED Associated Press/Report for America MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Days after chaos erupted at a Democratic nominating convention for a Minneapolis City Council seat, one of the candidates says he does not condone violence. Nasri Warsame is a political newcomer and Somali immigrant who is running for the seat currently held by Aisha Chughtai.
Continue ReadingSAN DIEGO (AP) — San Diego Padres slugger Manny Machado has a small fracture in his left hand and the team isn’t sure if he will require a stint on the injured list. Machado was hurt when he was hit by a pitch in Monday night’s 4-0 win against the Kansas City Royals. Padres manager
Continue ReadingBy LISA BAUMANN Associated Press One of the most vocal bystanders who watched as a Minneapolis police officer killed George Floyd is suing the city, alleging he was assaulted and suffered emotional distress. Donald Williams filed the lawsuit Tuesday in Hennepin County District Court. Williams in the lawsuit alleges that while ex-officer Derek Chauvin kneeled
Continue ReadingBy Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Bob Saget would have turned 67 years old on Wednesday. The “Full House” actor’s widow, Kelly Rizzo, shared how to best celebrate her late husband on his birthday, writing in the caption of a post on her verified Instagram page, “Do as he would do.” “Tell all the people
Continue ReadingBy ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press BOSTON (AP) — Superiors of the Massachusetts Air National Guard member charged with leaking highly classified military documents had raised concerns internally on multiple occasions about his handling or viewing of classified information, according to a court filing Wednesday. Justice Department lawyers made the disclosure in a court papers
Continue ReadingBy ALANIS THAMES AP Sports Writer MIAMI (AP) — Jorge Soler hit a go-ahead home run for the second straight game, and the Miami Marlins held off the Washington Nationals for a 4-3 win Wednesday night. With the Marlins trailing 2-1, Luis Arraez led off the fourth with a single before Soler sent MacKenzie Gore’s
Continue ReadingARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Nathan Eovaldi’s shutout streak for the Texas Rangers ended at 29 2/3 innings when he gave up a two-run homer against the Atlanta Braves. Eovaldi pitched a 1-2-3 first inning Wednesday night to extend his career-best streak, the longest in the majors this season. Austin Riley led off the Braves second
Continue ReadingBy Alayna Treene and Annie Grayer, CNN (CNN) — Two Republican committee chairs are demanding the Central Intelligence Agency turn over a series of documents from an investigation related to the president’s son Hunter Biden. In a letter sent to CIA Director William Burns Tuesday, Reps. Jim Jordan and Mike Turner, the chairmen of the
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NewsChannel 21 spoke Wednesday with Deschutes Public Library Board member Ray Miao, who was reelected Tuesday, defeating challenger Marisa Chappell Hossick by a 61-38% margin.
Continue ReadingRocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN) — Billie Eilish mira hacia el futuro tras poner fin a su relación con el cantautor Jesse Rutherford. Un representante de Eilish, de 21 años, confirmó a CNN en un comunicado este miércoles que la cantante de “Happier Than Ever” y Rutherford terminaron. “Podemos confirmar que Billie y Jesse se separaron amistosamente
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Mountain View High School held its athlete signing day Wednesday. The Cougars have 17 athletes moving on to play in college. While it’s not an all-time record, it’s the biggest class since the pandemic. Athletic Director Lance Haas said it means a lot to see these kids celebrated after overcoming the adversity of covid. “It
Continue ReadingBy Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN (CNN) — Congressional lawmakers grilled Federal Reserve Inspector General Mark Bialek Wednesday over possible insider trading among Fed officials in 2020, accusing the nation’s central bank of inaction. The heads of the Boston and Dallas Federal Reserve banks retired early in 2021 after trades they made before and during the pandemic
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It was a great week for the Summit boys and girls golf teams, each winning state championships.
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Security photos in a Sunriver Police social-media post generated a tip that led to the arrest Wednesday of a 22-year-old Sunriver man who allegedly spray-painted “Jesus Loves U’ messages on several buildings in Sunriver and Corvallis last month.
Continue ReadingBy GENE JOHNSON Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — The former chief financial officer of a Seattle-based startup took $35 million of his employer’s money without permission and lost it by investing in cryptocurrency before the crypto market crashed last year, according to a federal indictment returned by a grand jury Wednesday. Nevin Shetty, 39, was
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Wednesday morning, Bend firefighters were scaling the rocks inside Bend’s Sawyer Park. Crews from every fire station took turns practicing repelling down a small cliff facing the Deschutes River. They were also simulating the rescue of a victim stuck on a ledge. While you normally think of “Search and Rescue” as being the ones to
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