We continue our series of Salute to Seniors features with Carly Keenan’s look at La Pine High School’s Class of 2023, a group full of curiosity who soared in both athletic and academic pursuits.
Continue ReadingBy MARGARET STAFFORD and JOHN HANNA Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A doctor in the Missouri Ozarks went missing for over a week until his body was found in an Arkansas lake. But the case remains shrouded in mystery as investigators have released few details to his family or the public. WHAT’S KNOWN
Continue ReadingBy JANIE McCAULEY AP Baseball Writer SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Gunnar Henderson hit a go-ahead solo homer in the seventh, Dean Kremer struck out six over six innings, and the Baltimore Orioles beat the San Francisco Giants 3-2. Kremer (6-2) allowed two runs on five hits and walked two while pitching a couple of hours
Continue ReadingBATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Micah McDowell had four base hits and drove in six runs and Gavin Turley added six more RBIs on three hits as Oregon State pummeled Sam Houston 18-2 in a first-round game in the Baton Rouge Regional Friday night. The Beavers advance to face host LSU in a second-round game
Continue ReadingBATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Micah McDowell had four base hits and drove in six runs and Gavin Turley added six more RBIs on three hits as Oregon State pummeled Sam Houston 18-2 in a first-round game in the Baton Rouge Regional Friday night. The Beavers advance to face host LSU in a second-round game
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The Little Deschutes Grange in La Pine held a Market Day on Friday, where vendors got to showcase unique and handcrafted items, with proceeds going to fund scholarships for local high school students.
Continue ReadingCNN By Vasco Cotovio, Tim Lister, Frederik Pleitgen, William Bonnett and Daria Tarasova, CNN (CNN) — Under the scorching summer sun at an undisclosed location in Ukraine, an almost invisible drone approaches in the distance. Difficult to spot, the remote-controlled aircraft is also nearly impossible to hear. “It’s very stealthy,” drone maker Valeriy Borovyk says.
Continue ReadingBy Vasco Cotovio, Tim Lister, Frederik Pleitgen, William Bonnett and Daria Tarasova, CNN (CNN) — Under the scorching summer sun at an undisclosed location in Ukraine, an almost invisible drone approaches in the distance. Difficult to spot, the remote-controlled aircraft is also nearly impossible to hear. “It’s very stealthy,” drone maker Valeriy Borovyk says. “We
Continue ReadingBy EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Donors at a pledging conference provided just $107 million in new funds for the United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees. That’s despite a dire warning from the U.N. chief that it “is on the verge of financial collapse.” The pledged funds are significantly less than
Continue ReadingBy SEAN MURPHY Associated Press TAHLEQUAH, Okla. (AP) — The largest Native American tribe in the U.S., the Cherokee Nation, is set to elect a new leader to guide the tribe for the next four years. Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr. is among four candidates seeking the tribe’s top position, similar to that of a
Continue ReadingBy Sophie Tanno and Nadine Schmidt, CNN (CNN) — German police are preparing to mobilize in cities across the country on Saturday, with protests expected amid a mounting backlash after a court sent several left-wing militants to prison over attacks on neo-Nazis. Earlier this week, a court in Dresden convicted four activists, including a well-known
Continue ReadingBy MARC BOWMAN Associated Press KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Ryan McMahon homered in the first inning and hit a go-ahead single in a six-run eighth to lead the Colorado Rockies over the Kansas City Royals 7-2 on Friday and stop a four-game losing streak. Elias Díaz and Nolan Jones hit two-run doubles in the
Continue ReadingNASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Alan Espinal drove in three runs, Vanderbilt hit two home runs and the Commodores routed Eastern Illinois 12-2 in the Nashville Regional hosted by the Commodores. The Commodores scored twice in the first and added six in a third inning in which Espinal delivered a bases-loaded double and Davis Diaz hit
Continue ReadingCHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (AP) — Troy Yesavage struck out seven over the first 5 ⅓ innings and East Carolina pounded six Oklahoma pitchers for 15 hits and 11 earned runs as the Pirates earned a 14-5 win in the first round of the NCAA Charlottesville Regional. The Pirates advance to face host Virginia, which pummeled Army
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By CHRIS MEGERIAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — With just two days to spare, President Joe Biden signed legislation on Saturday that lifts the nation’s debt ceiling, averting an unprecedented default on the federal government’s debt. It was a decidedly low-key denouement to a monthslong drama that unnerved financial markets at home and abroad and
Continue ReadingCONWAY, S.C. (AP) — John Volpe and Brian Skettini delivered run-scoring singles in the 10th inning and Richie Sica preserved the win with a diving catch in deep center field, lifting Rider to a wild 11-10 victory over Coastal Carolina in the host Chanticleers’ Conway Regional. After going ahead 11-9 in the 10th, the Broncs
Continue ReadingBy BECKY BOHRER, JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER and GENE JOHNSON Associated Press JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Morgan Robidou posed next to the bright aluminum hull of his prized new vessel, a 30-foot (9-meter) fishing boat that he could use to take friends, family or tourists out after salmon or halibut in the bountiful waters of southeast
Continue ReadingBy BRIAN HALL Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Jorge Polanco hit an RBI double in the seventh inning and Jhoan Duran finished a combined eight-hitter, helping the Minnesota Twins top the Cleveland Guardians 1-0. Polanco’s drive off Nick Sandlin went high off the right-field wall, scoring Kyle Farmer from second base. The teams went a
Continue ReadingBy ANDREW SELIGMAN AP Sports Writer CHICAGO (AP) — Mike Clevinger and four relievers combined on Chicago’s fourth shutout, Tim Anderson scored a run and drove in one, and the Chicago White Sox beat the Detroit Tigers 3-0. Clevinger pitched three-hit ball over five innings in first start since May 17. Anderson singled and scored
Continue ReadingBy Akshaya Kumar Sahoo, Rhea Mogul, Sandi Sidhu and Manveena Suri, CNN Bhubaneswar, India (CNN) — Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi was expected to inaugurate a new high-speed train, the Vande Bharat Express, on Saturday as part of his government’s massive investment into modernizing the country’s sprawling railway network and other infrastructure. But, instead, he
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