A degree program launched at Oregon State University-Cascades more than a decade ago to address the national need for energy-savvy engineers has contributed more than 200 workers to the field, with most working in Central Oregon and around the state.
Continue ReadingBy LARRY FLEISHER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Sean Casey went directly from enjoying a 12-year big league career to sitting in the MLB Network studio analyzing hitting for large television audiences on a nightly basis. Casey believes the experience of discussing everything related to hitting since 2009 has prepared him for his new
Continue ReadingWIMBLEDON, England (AP) — Carlos Alcaraz says he wouldn’t be surprised if his father had been spotted filming Novak Djokovic during practice at Wimbledon. Alcaraz says his father is a big fan of tennis and spends all day at the All England Club watching plenty of players other than his son. So Alcaraz says if
Continue ReadingCNN Eric Zerkel, CNN (CNN) — A sudden marine heat wave off the coast of Florida has surprised scientists and sent water temperatures soaring to unprecedented highs, threatening one of the most severe coral bleaching events the state has ever seen. Sea surface temperatures around Florida have reached the highest levels on record since satellites
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson Vilnius, Lituania (CNN) — Las garantías de seguridad y las promesas de que el futuro de Ucrania está en la OTAN parecieron calmar este miércoles los temores de que las frustraciones de Kyiv por no ser admitida en la alianza ensombrecieran una de las cumbres más importantes del bloque en los últimos tiempos.
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Preess Last year, she stole the Emmy show with her inspiring, largely sung acceptance speech. Now Sheryl Lee Ralph has another nomination for “Abbott Elementary.” Jessica Chastain said the biggest challenge in “George & Tammy” was singing live, something that took her “way, way” out of her comfort zone. Sarah Snook said
Continue ReadingBy COSTAS KANTOURIS Associated Press THESSALONIKI, Greece (AP) — Seven men in northern Greece have been sentenced to life in prison after being found guilty of murder in the beating death of a 19-year-old soccer fan that shocked the country and triggered a crackdown on soccer-related violence. Twelve defendants involved in the February 2022 attack
Continue ReadingBy COSTAS KANTOURIS Associated Press THESSALONIKI, Greece (AP) — Seven men in northern Greece have been sentenced to life in prison after being found guilty of murder in the beating death of a 19-year-old soccer fan that shocked the country and triggered a crackdown on soccer-related violence. Twelve defendants involved in the February 2022 attack
Continue ReadingMISHAWAKA, Ind. (AP) — Authorities are investigating the deaths of three patients within a week at a northern Indiana addiction treatment center and a suspected overdose involving a fourth patient. The St. Joseph County Police Department said Tuesday that it and the county coroner’s office were investigating the incidents at Praxis Landmark Recovery, an all-male
Continue ReadingBy Andi Babineau, CNN (CNN) — Authorities are working to identify three bodies found decomposing in a remote Colorado campsite, Gunnison County Undersheriff Josh Ashe told CNN. A hiker found the first body Sunday in a remote area of the Gunnison National Forest, near Gold Creek Campground, Ashe said. The forest is roughly 100 miles
Continue ReadingBy Anna Bahney, CNN Washington, DC (CNN) — Renters and homeowners are experiencing inflation differently, according to new data from Bank of America Institute — and, unsurprisingly, renters are taking the hit. Using Bank of America internal data to identify homeowners and renters by housing-related payments in bank accounts — mortgage payments, homeowner association fees
Continue ReadingBy Daniel Smithson Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WSMV) — A former stagehand for country music legend Randy Travis has been identified as the man shot and killed by his wife in East Nashville over the weekend. Metro Nashville police officers responded Sunday to the 1200 block of Howard Avenue, where
Continue ReadingBy Katelyn Polantz, Tierney Sneed and Holmes Lybrand, CNN (CNN) — New court filings in a defamation lawsuit against Rudy Giuliani show the promoters of the election fraud narrative after Donald Trump lost the presidency failed to do basic vetting of the claims they were touting – and didn’t see such vetting as necessary. For
Continue ReadingRocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN) — Bill Gates parece menos preocupado que otros ejecutivos de Silicon Valley ante los riesgos de la inteligencia artificial. En una entrada de blog publicada este martes, el cofundador de Microsoft señaló algunas de las principales preocupaciones sobre la inteligencia artificial, entre ellos la posibilidad de que difunda información errónea y reemplace
Continue ReadingBy JOSH BOAK Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The politics of inflation took a sharp turn Wednesday with a report showing consumer prices rose at the slowest pace since the early months of Joe Biden’s presidency. Republicans have hammered Biden over the cost of groceries, gasoline, utilities and more, saying his $1.9 trillion pandemic relief
Continue ReadingBy KPTV Staff Click here for updates on this story PORTLAND, Oregon (KPTV) — Thousands of beautiful rare butterflies have been released at select sites in the Oregon coastal mountain range. The Oregon Zoo says 2,172 Oregon silverspot larvae were released at Saddle Mountain last week. It’s the biggest-ever silverspot release at Saddle Mountain and
Continue ReadingBy Veronica Stracqualursi, CNN (CNN) — Former Vice President Mike Pence said abortion should be banned when a pregnancy is not viable, according to the Associated Press. “I’m pro-life. I don’t apologize for it,” Pence told the AP in a recent interview. “I just have heard so many stories over the years of courageous women
Continue ReadingBy SAMANTHA HENDRICKSON Associated Press/Report For America COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — An Ohio plastic surgeon’s state medical license was permanently revoked Wednesday after a medical board determined she harmed patients while livestreaming their surgeries on the social media app TikTok. The Ohio Medical Board voted to ban Katharine Grawe — also known as Dr. Roxy
Continue ReadingBy Nicki Brown, CNN (CNN) — The jury in the trial of the Pittsburgh synagogue mass shooter began deliberating Wednesday about whether he is eligible for the death penalty. If the jury finds he is eligible, they will move to a final phase of the trial, called sentencing selection, to consider whether to recommend the
Continue ReadingBy STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Sports Writer ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Brett Yormark says the Big 12 being open for business was about more than just potential expansion of the conference. A year into being the Big 12 commissioner, Yormark says that statement last year was also about exploring ways to grow revenue, diversify the conference
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