By Ben Church, CNN (CNN) — There have been a total of eight previous editions of the Women’s World Cup, but this year’s tournament in Australia and New Zealand promises to look very different. Since its inauguration in 1991, the competition has grown alongside the development of the women’s game which has seen a surge
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The Pacific Northwest Classic, sponsored by Thump Coffee and hosted by Bend Pickleball Club, begins at 8 a.m. on Wednesday, July 26th and will run through the evening of July 30th at Pine Nursery Park in Bend.
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(Update: adding local alert weather forecast video) How you doin’ Central Oregon! Happy summer to you and your family. Expect sunny skies and hot temperatures on the High Desert for the remainder of this week. Wednesday evening, skies will be clear with a low between 44 and 60 degrees. More sunshine and hot temperatures are
Continue ReadingAlejandra Ramos (CNN) — La tenista china Zhang Shuai se retiró de un partido llorando después de un tenso incidente con Amarissa Toth en el Gran Premio de Hungría, después de que Toth usara su pie para borrar la marca en la cancha de una pelota disputada. En el set de apertura del martes, Zhang
Continue ReadingCINCINNATI (AP) — San Francisco Giants shortstop Brandon Crawford was put on the 10-day injured list Wednesday because of left knee inflammation. Crawford, 36, is hitting .207 with five homers and 26 RBIs in 65 games this season and had been in a 3-for-24 slide. The Giants said the move was retroactive to Monday. Giants
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL KELLY Associated Press DENVER (AP) — Brandon Bielak pitched one-hit ball into the sixth inning, and the Houston Astros beat the Colorado Rockies 4-1. Chas McCormick homered for Houston, which split the two-game series with Colorado. Bielak struck out four and walked three in 5 2/3 innings. Phil Maton, Rafael Montero, Ryne Stanek
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Central Oregon Builders Association on Wednesday announced winners in the various categories and price points for the 2023 COBA Tour of Homes, which concludes next weekend. Under $400,000 Best Architectural Design – Total Home Solutions #26 Best Feature – Roof Top Deck-Total Home Solutions #26 Best Interior Finish – Titan
Continue ReadingBy Brad Parks and Emma Tucker, CNN (CNN) — Derek Chauvin, the man who killed George Floyd, will take the appeal of his state murder conviction to the Supreme Court after Minnesota’s top court denied the request to hear his petition. “We will petition the United States Supreme Court via a Writ of Certiorari and
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Las temperaturas abrasadoras batieron récords y causaron estragos en algunos de los destinos turísticos más populares del mundo. ¿Es hora de replantearse hacer el viaje? ¿Hay reembolsos? ¿Existen soluciones? Estas son algunas respuestas a muchas de las preguntas clave que los viajeros pueden plantearse cuando las condiciones potencialmente peligrosas pueden afectar
Continue ReadingCNN, WBRC By Emma Tucker, Steve Almasy, Nouran Salahieh and Jamiel Lynch, CNN (CNN) — Police shared new details Wednesday on the case of Carlethia “Carlee” Nichole Russell, the Alabama woman who went missing for 49 hours last week after calling 911 to report a toddler walking alone on the side of the highway, saying
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A family-owned dairy located near Grants Pass pleaded guilty and was sentenced in federal court Monday for violating the Clean Water Act by negligently discharging cow manure into a nearby creek and river.
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Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and colleagues reintroduced legislation Wednesday that would dramatically expand Tribal access to clean water by investing in water infrastructure.
Continue ReadingBy Tara Subramaniam, CNN Auckland, New Zealand (CNN) — A rare multiple shooting in the center of Auckland just hours before the opening of the Women’s World Cup rattled the city as tens of thousands gathered to watch New Zealand play Norway in the first game of the tournament. New Zealand Prime Minister Chris Hipkins
Continue ReadingBy PAT GRAHAM AP Sports Writer Deion Sanders will miss Pac-12 media day due to a procedure to remove a blood clot from his right leg and another to straighten toes on his left foot. The Colorado coach announced his latest medical update in an Instagram post on Wednesday. He’s scheduled to have surgery Thursday.
Continue ReadingCNN By Annie Grayer, Marshall Cohen, Alayna Treene and Zachary Cohen, CNN (CNN) — The House Oversight Committee heard Wednesday from two IRS whistleblowers whose claims that the Justice Department politicized the Hunter Biden criminal probe have ignited a firestorm among Republicans. One of the two whistleblowers identified himself publicly for the first time at
Continue ReadingBy NICK PERRY and JENNA FRYER Associated Press AUCKLAND, New Zealand (AP) — A gunman opened fire on terrified workers on a construction site in downtown Auckland early Thursday, killing two people hours before New Zealand hosted the first game of the Women’s World Cup. The man was found dead, and authorities said his motive
Continue ReadingNASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The pressure is building on Billy Napier going into his second year as Florida’s football coach. How his first year ended certainly didn’t help. The Gators finished 6-7, losing five of their final seven games. That skid culminated in a 30-3 loss to Oregon State in the Las Vegas Bowl. Napier’s
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PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — A large fire completely gutted the interior an old Kmart building near Northeast 122nd Avenue and Northeast Sandy Boulevard in Portland Wednesday morning, KGW reported. Firefighters began responding to the blaze at around 6:30 a.m. Rick Graves, public information officer for Portland Fire & Rescue, told KGW that an officer leaving a training
Continue ReadingBy JANIE HAR Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The president of Stanford University said Wednesday he would resign, citing an independent review that cleared him of research misconduct but found “serious flaws” in five scientific papers on subjects such as brain development in which he was the principal author. Marc Tessier-Lavigne said in a
Continue ReadingBy BRIAN WITTE Associated Press ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — A Maryland official on a powerful state board says there’s “too much foot-dragging” between the Maryland Stadium Authority and the Baltimore Orioles to renew the team’s lease at Camden Yards. Treasurer Dereck Davis, who is one of three members of the Maryland Board of Public Works,
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