Counties with the most farmland in Oregon
Stacker compiled a list of counties with the most farmland in Oregon using data from the Agriculture Department’s Farm Service Agency.
Continue ReadingMonth: June 2023
Man sues Angels after he was allegedly blinded by a baseball during game
By Web staff Click here for updates on this story LOS ANGELES (KCAL) — A man has filed a lawsuit against the Los Angeles Angels after he was allegedly blinded by a baseball that was thrown into the bleachers by one of the players. According to the lawsuit, David Mermelstein went to an Angels game
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Bend Police launch e-bike safety awareness campaign ahead of busy summer
The Bend Police Department is launching an e-bike safety awareness campaign over a total of 10 days this month to promote enforcement of e-bike laws and rules of the road.
Continue Reading14-year-old boy dies after getting shot by another teen in North Dallas, police say
By RAEGAN SCHARFETTER Click here for updates on this story DALLAS, Texas (KTVT) — A 14-year-old boy has died after being shot by another teen in North Dallas last week, police said. Around 6:45 p.m. May 25, officers responded to a call in the 12700 block of Merit Drive. During their preliminary investigation, police determined
Continue ReadingUnitedHealthcare shifts colonoscopy requirements from controversial ‘prior authorization’ to ‘advance notification’
By Jacqueline Howard, CNN (CNN) — On the day when UnitedHealthcare requirement was set to start a new requirement for endoscopy services, including colonoscopies, the insurance company shifted to a different approach. UnitedHealthcare confirmed Thursday that starting this month, it will no longer require “prior authorizations” for commercial beneficiaries seeking non-screening colonoscopies and other gastroenterology endoscopy services.
Continue Reading“I wanted to exercise for my mental health”: Turning to exercise to keep depression at bay
By LIBBY SMITH Click here for updates on this story COLORADO (KCNC) — May is Mental Health Awareness Month. A time when we all should be taking stock of how we’re doing, and developing some mental wellness practices. Mary Ellen Peterson found relief with exercise. She has a standing appointment at the YMCA Metro Denver,
Continue ReadingChurchill Downs implements safety, performance standards to address recent spate of horse deaths
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Horse racing’s oversight authority and Churchill Downs have each announced additional safety and health initiatives in the wake of 12 recent deaths since late April at the home of the Kentucky Derby. The Horseracing Integrity and Safety Authority (HISA) will conduct additional post-entry screening of horses to identify those at increased
Continue ReadingTop Democrats say Biden should make this year’s ‘craziness’ the last debt limit fight ever
By Edward-Isaac Dovere, CNN (CNN) — Even as Joe Biden appears to have pushed off reaching the next debt limit until 2025, top Democrats on Capitol Hill say what he really needs to do is what he should have done last fall: Come out in favor of a drastic change to strip Congress of this
Continue ReadingFree tablet program for San Francisco County Jail inmates opens new doors
By Web staff Click here for updates on this story SAN FRANCISCO (KPIX) — The sheriff’s department in San Francisco has rolled out a first-of-its-kind program that gives county jail inmates access to computer tablets. While tablets are common in jails across the country, this new program is making the devices free to use for
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Caught on camera: New video system alerts Bend private security firm to business intruder, helps police make arrest
A Bend private security company says its new technology made quick work of spotting an intruder and helping police detain and arrest the suspicious man found walking around inside a gated area early Wednesday morning. BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — A Bend private security company is using new technology to help businesses with security. When a surveillance camera detects a problem, police can be quickly contacted.
Continue ReadingAlexander Lukashenko Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at the life of Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko. Personal Birth date: August 30, 1954 (some sources say August 31) Birth place: Kopys, Belarus Full name: Alexander Grigorievich Lukashenko Father: name unavailable publicly Mother: Yekaterina Lukashenko, milkmaid Marriage: Galina (Zhelnerovich) Lukashenko (1975-present) Children: with Galina (Zhelnerovich) Lukashenko: Viktor
Continue ReadingCharges dropped against man who served 21 years in prison for deaths of 2 Michigan hunters
By ED WHITE Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — Prosecutors dropped murder charges Thursday against a man who spent nearly 21 years in prison for the fatal shooting of two Michigan hunters. Jeff Titus was released in February when authorities acknowledged that critical information in police files about another suspect — an Ohio serial killer —
Continue ReadingAntisemitic statements continue to spur protests in Sacramento City Council meetings
By STEVE LARGE Click here for updates on this story SACRAMENTO, California (KOVR) — A battle between free speech and hate speech at city hall has led to increasing calls for order inside council meetings. On Tuesday night, councilmembers held up signs that read “Love Over Hate.” It was their effort to combat hate speech
Continue ReadingMan pleads guilty after an encounter with a bison at Yellowstone National Park led to the animal being euthanized, prosecutors say
By Paradise Afshar, CNN (CNN) — A man has pleaded guilty to intentionally disturbing wildlife following an encounter with a newborn bison calf at Yellowstone National Park that resulted in the young animal being euthanized. Clifford Walters pleaded guilty to one count of feeding, touching, teasing, frightening or intentionally disturbing wildlife, the US attorney’s office
Continue ReadingRabbi recounts fear and heroism during deadliest antisemitic attack in US history
By PETER SMITH Associated Press PITTSBURGH (AP) — Rabbi Jonathan Perlman took the witness stand Thursday wearing the yarmulke he had on the day a gunman burst into his Pittsburgh synagogue during Sabbath services and began shooting anyone he could find. The skullcap Jews wear as a reminder of God’s presence fell off during the
Continue ReadingSenate passes bill to block Biden’s student loan forgiveness program
By Katie Lobosco, CNN Washington (CNN) — Both the Senate and the House have now passed a bill to block President Joe Biden’s student loan forgiveness program, which promises to cancel up to $20,000 of debt for millions of borrowers but has been held up by courts. The bill now goes to Biden’s desk for
Continue ReadingThousands march in Jerusalem Pride parade, first under Israel’s most right-wing government ever
By ISAAC SCHARF and TIA GOLDENBERG Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Thousands of people have taken part in Jerusalem’s Pride parade. Thursday’s version of the annual event is the first to take place under Israel’s most right-wing government ever, which is stacked with openly homophobic members. The march in the conservative city is always tense
Continue ReadingBlue Island officer shoots, kills man sitting next to AR-15 pistol during well-being check
By Web staff Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WBBM) — An officer shot and killed a man during a well-being check in Blue Island Thursday morning. Around 1:35 a.m., Blue Island police said officers responded to a suspicious vehicle call and well-being check for the person inside the vehicle, located at 2015
Continue ReadingNew federal proposal aims to stop racial bias in formulas used to value homes
By JOSH BOAK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris says federal agencies are taking new steps to stop racial discrimination in appraising home values by proposing a rule intended to ensure that the automated formulas used to price housing are fair. Harris tells reporters that “everyone should be able to take full
Continue ReadingPittsburgh synagogue shooting occurred on a Saturday children didn’t attend, survivor says
By Sabrina Souza, Eric Levenson and Danny Freeman, CNN (CNN) — Three Saturdays each month, Pittsburgh’s Tree of Life synagogue hosted a service specifically for children known as the junior congregation. On those days, a group of kids would first gather in the lobby, and Stephen Weiss, a public school teacher and a synagogue youth
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