Central Oregon’s federal lands were moved from High to Extreme fire danger level on Saturday at 12:01 a.m., as new fires continue to occur around the region, the latest a small human-caused blaze in the Three Sisters Wilderness.
Continue ReadingBy Macie Goldfarb and Rebekah Riess, CNN (CNN) — The remains of four people aboard an Alaska Department of Natural Resources helicopter that crashed last week were recovered Sunday morning from the wreckage site in a tundra lake, officials said. The remains of employees Ronald Daanen, 51, Justin Germann, 27 and Tori Moore, 26, along
Continue ReadingA Connecticut man has been convicted of murder in the stray-bullet killing of the mother of a two-time Olympian rifle shooter from Puerto Rico. A jury found Franklin Robinson guilty on Friday in the death of Mabel Martinez Antongiorgi. The 56-year-old was in her sewing and crafts room in Waterbury when a bullet flew through
Continue ReadingBy Jack Bantock, CNN (CNN) — Brian Harman will enjoy the comfort of a five-shot lead when he tees off for the final round of the Open Championship, as the American took a step closer to his first major crown with another strong performance at Royal Liverpool on Saturday. The 36-year-old looked in danger of
Continue ReadingBy ALANIS THAMES AP Sports Writer MIAMI (AP) — Randal Grichuk hit a go-ahead RBI single in the ninth to rally the Colorado Rockies past the Miami Marlins 4-3 Saturday afternoon. It was Grichuk’s first hit of the game, and it scored Ryan McMahon. Reliever Tanner Scott (4-3) gave up a lead off single to
Continue ReadingBy JIMMY GOLEN AP Sports Writer BOSTON (AP) — Triston Casas had his first career multihomer game to cap a four-hit day and the Boston Red Sox won the nightcap 8-6 to split a day-night doubleheader with the Mets. New York won 5-4 in the day game, which was suspended in the fourth inning during
Continue ReadingCOLLEGE PARK, Ga. (AP) — DeWanna Bonner scored 20 points and grabbed nine rebounds, Alyssa Thomas almost had another triple-double and Connecticut nearly blew a 20-point lead before the Sun beat the Atlanta Dream 86-78. Thomas finished with 15 points, 11 rebounds, eight assists and two steals. Natisha Hiedeman, who hit 5 of 8 from
Continue ReadingBy STEVE DOUGLAS AP Sports Writer HOYLAKE, England (AP) — Rory McIlroy’s drought in the majors is set to stretch into a 10th year and it’s a cold putter that is again to blame. McIlroy declined to give any media interviews and headed straight to the practice putting green after shooting a 2-under 69 in
Continue ReadingBy DENNIS WASZAK Jr. AP Pro Football Writer FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) — The New York Jets’ third practice of training camp marked the first session open to the public. It gave about 2,000 ecstatic fans their first in-person glimpse of their team’s new quarterback, Aaron Rodgers. They greeted him with chants that turned to
Continue ReadingHALIFAX, Nova Scotia (AP) — Four people are missing after intense thunderstorms dumped record amounts of rain across a wide swath of Canada’s Atlantic-coast province of Nova Scotia, causing flash flooding, road washouts and power outages. Torrential downpours started on Friday afternoon across the Halifax region, dumping more than 200 millimeters of rain in some
Continue ReadingMILWAUKEE (AP) — The Milwaukee Brewers have designated outfielder Raimel Tapia for assignment. The move clears the way for 2021 first-round draft pick Sal Frelick to make his major league debut. Tapia batted .173 with a .267 on-base percentage, two homers, three RBIs and two steals in 20 games for Milwaukee. He signed with the
Continue ReadingBy Uliana Pavlova and Eve Brennan, CNN (CNN) — Four people died and dozens were injured after a hot water pipe burst in a shopping center in Moscow, Russian state news agency TASS reported. The water pipe burst with “boiling water” in the Vremena Goda shopping center in Russia’s capital. “The death toll from a
Continue ReadingBy Uliana Pavlova and Eve Brennan, CNN (CNN) — Four people died and dozens were injured after a hot water pipe burst in a shopping center in Moscow, Russian state news agency TASS reported. The water pipe burst with “boiling water” in the Vremena Goda shopping center in Russia’s capital. “The death toll from a
Continue ReadingBy DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer HOYLAKE, England (AP) — Brian Harman is one round away from becoming a major champion at the British Open. He started the day with a five-shot lead at Royal Liverpool and that’s how he ended it. Harman made two bogeys in four holes and his lead was down to
Continue ReadingGREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — The trial of a woman charged with killing and dismembering a Green Bay man last year is set to begin Monday after a judge found her fit to assist in her own defense. The Green Bay Press-Gazette reports 16 jurors were selected Friday for the homicide trial of 25-year-old Taylor
Continue ReadingBy MARK THIESSEN Associated Press ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A rescue and recovery dive team was deployed Saturday after a helicopter with a pilot and three state workers crashed in a large lake on Alaska’s North Slope,. No survivors have been located, and the National Transportation Safety Board’s top official in Alaska says they are
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A Prineville-area woman who crashed her SUV about 70 feet down an embankment off Juniper Canyon Road early Saturday morning managed to get out and slept under a tree until a drone searching the area awakened her, Crook County sheriff’s deputies said.
Continue ReadingBy Wayne Sterling, CNN (CNN) — Florida A&M University football coach Willie Simmons has suspended “all football related activities” after an unauthorized music video was shot inside the locker room, he said Friday on Twitter. Simmons said the video “contained graphic language that is not consistent with Florida A&M’s core values, principles and beliefs.” The
Continue ReadingBy Zenebou Sylla and Zoe Sottile, CNN (CNN) — A 17-year-old girl has died after a boat crashed into a jetty in Sesuit Harbor on Cape Cod Friday night, according to Massachusetts State Police. The teenager’s body was recovered from the water around 11:30 p.m. by the regional dive team with assistance from Dennis Fire-Rescue,
Continue ReadingBy Dan Heching, CNN (CNN) — If you’re one of many who go to a cool movie theater this weekend to catch a screening of “Barbie” (or perhaps, a double-header of “Barbenheimer”), you’ll almost certainly wonder about the character played by “Cheers” star Rhea Perlman. In the film, “Stereotypical” Barbie, played by Margot Robbie, travels
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