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Month: June 2023

Warm and sunny weekend is here

We’ve made it to the weekend! We’ve finished any chance of precipitation and we’re on to a beautiful string of days ahead. Saturday we’ll see that cloud cover that’s been lingering over Central Oregon thin out to mostly sunny skies. We’ll also warm back up to the upper 70s. Sunday, we’ll continue warming under sunny

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At least 9 are shot in a ‘targeted and isolated incident’ in San Francisco’s Mission District, police say

By Andy Rose, Michelle Watson and Tina Burnside, CNN (CNN) — At least nine people were shot Friday in what police believe was a “targeted and isolated incident” in San Francisco’s Mission District neighborhood. Of the nine initially hospitalized, at least six people are still being treated at Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital, the hospital

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Cassava flour and fruit kept 4 children alive for 40 days after plane crash in Colombia’s jungle

By MANUEL RUEDA and REGINA GARCIA CANO Associated Press BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Four Indigenous children survived an Amazon plane crash that killed three adults and then braved the jungle for 40 days before being found alive by Colombian soldiers, bringing a happy ending to a search-and-rescue saga that captivated a nation and forced the

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Southern California hotel workers authorize a strike that could begin July 4th weekend if a deal isn’t reached on pay and benefits

By Alexandra Coenjaerts, CNN (CNN) — The largest hospitality union in Southern California has approved a strike for more than 15,000 workers that could begin in early July if an agreement isn’t reached on increased pay and other benefits. Unite Here Local 11 – the union representing room attendants, cooks, dishwashers and front desk agents

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Cracked floors, bowed walls: Many warnings but no action at Iowa building before deadly collapse

By SCOTT McFETRIDGE, HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH and HANNAH FINGERHUT Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — So many people knew something wasn’t right at the 116-year-old Davenport apartment building. The structural engineer who documented the shaky wall. The head of a masonry company who wouldn’t let his workers onto the site. The city inspector who threatened

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Oregon AG: Opioid settlements with 4 drug makers, pharmacies will provide $220 million for crisis response

Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum announced Friday the final acceptance of $17.3 billion in opioid agreements by drug makers Teva and Allergan and pharmacies CVS and Walgreens. Oregon is anticipated to receive nearly $219.4 million over the next 15 years, with funds starting to arrive to state and local governments by the end of this year.

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Nebraska Legislature as reality TV, featuring filibuster and culture war drama

By MARGERY A. BECK Associated Press LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Mention televised legislative debates, and what may come to mind are stuffy, policy-wonk discussions broadcast by C-SPAN. This year’s Nebraska Legislature was more like a reality TV show, with culture-war rhetoric, open hostility among lawmakers, name-calling, yelling and more. Many Nebraskans couldn’t get enough of

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Bison, melted ice cream among top 10 out-of-the-ordinary hotel room service requests, survey reports

By Ashley R. Williams, CNN (CNN) — Melted ice cream, cockle popcorn and a no-egg-white omelet are among the most unusual hotel room service requests from travelers across the globe, according to a recent study. Hotels.com’s first-ever room service report surveyed over 470 hotels with in-room dining available in 10 countries including the US, Canada,

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