Tips to beat the bad air as C.O.’s smoky skies linger
The Deschutes County Health Department has some tips on how you can breathe a little easier.
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Timbers fire coach Giovanni Savarese after 5-plus seasons as MLS returns from 5-week break
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The Portland Timbers fired coach Giovanni Savarese on Monday, parting ways with the winningest coach in franchise history a day after a shutout loss to the Houston Dynamo. Savarese was named Portland’s coach before the 2018 MLS season and went on to lead the Timbers to the MLS Cup finals in
Continue ReadingDemi Lovato parts ways with Scooter Braun as manager
By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Demi Lovato has new music coming and is looking for new management. After working together for four years, Lovato and manager Scooter Braun, who also manages artists such as Justin Bieber, Ariana Grande and Tori Kelly, among others, have mutually and amicably parted ways, sources with knowledge of the
Continue ReadingSuspect who killed store owner had ripped down Pride flag and shouted homophobic slurs, sheriff says
CEDAR GLEN, Calif. (AP) — Authorities say a 27-year-old man killed by California sheriff’s deputies over the weekend after he fatally shot a store owner had ripped down an LGBTQ+ Pride flag outside the business and shouted homophobic slurs at the woman. The sheriff says when deputies confronted Travis Ikeguchi on foot about a mile
Continue ReadingSwiss glaciers under threat again as heat wave drives zero-temperature level to record altitude
By JAMEY KEATEN Associated Press GENEVA (AP) — The Swiss weather service says a heat wave has driven the zero-degree Celsius level to its highest altitude since recordings on it in Switzerland began nearly 70 years ago, a new ominous sign for the country’s vaunted glaciers. MeteoSwiss says the zero-degree isotherm level reached 5,298 meters,
Continue ReadingWagner boss Yevgeny Prigozhin claims to be making Africa ‘freer’ in unverified video
By Jennifer Hauser and Tara John, CNN (CNN) — Wagner mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin says he is in Africa “making Russia even greater on all continents, and Africa even freer,” in a video circulating on pro-Russian military blogs Monday. In the clip, Prigozhin is seen holding a rifle in a desert area while wearing camouflage.
Continue ReadingTexas moves large floating barrier on US-Mexico border closer to American soil
By VALERIE GONZALEZ and PAUL J. WEBER Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas has moved a floating barrier on the U.S.-Mexico border closer to American soil. Republican Gov. Greg Abbott said Monday that the barrier was moved “out of an abundance of caution” following what he described as allegations that they had drifted to
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Senior-heavy Mountain View football team, with lofty goals, dealing with smoky preseason
The smoke and poor air quality are forcing practices for high school sports indoors.
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Labor Day weekend travel on the rise this year, AAA says; Bend top regional destination
If you’re traveling for the Labor Day holiday weekend, expect lots of company. AAA booking data for flights, hotels, rental cars and cruises shows Labor Day travel is up compared to last year. Domestic bookings are up 4% – with Bend the top regional destination – and international bookings are up 44%.
Continue ReadingHow a mix of natural and human-caused factors cooked up Tropical Storm Hilary’s soggy mess
By SETH BORENSTEIN AP Science Writer Scientists figure a natural El Nino, human-caused climate change, a stubborn heat dome over the nation’s midsection and other factors cooked up Hilary’s record-breaking slosh into California and Nevada. Cooked up is the key phrase because hot water and hot air were both crucial in growing Hilary quickly and
Continue Reading2nd person found dead in eastern Washington wildfires, hundreds of structures burned
By LISA BAUMANN Associated Press A second person has died in wildfires in eastern Washington state that ignited on Friday, burning hundreds of structures and closing a section of a major interstate for days, fire officials said. A body was found in the area burned by the Oregon fire north of Spokane on Sunday afternoon,
Continue Reading2nd person found dead in eastern Washington wildfires, hundreds of structures burned
By LISA BAUMANN Associated Press A second person has died in wildfires in eastern Washington state that ignited on Friday, burning hundreds of structures and closing a section of a major interstate for days, fire officials said. A body was found in the area burned by the Oregon fire north of Spokane on Sunday afternoon,
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Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek signs ‘ghost gun’ regulations, fentanyl crackdown, other public safety bills
Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek hosted a signing ceremony Monday for bills passed during the 2023 legislative session that address public safety in communities across the state.
Continue ReadingSan Francisco Archdiocese declares bankruptcy amid hundreds of lawsuits alleging child sexual abuse
OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — San Francisco’s Roman Catholic archdiocese has filed for bankruptcy, saying the filing is necessary to manage more than 500 lawsuits alleging child sexual abuse by church officials. Church officials said Monday that the Chapter 11 protection filing will stop all legal actions against the archdiocese and allow it
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Lightning starts new wildfires but moist air aids crews battling blazes in rural Northern California
HAMBURG, Calif. (AP) — Weekend lightning strikes ignited new wildfires near a complex of blazes that have been burning since last week through the Klamath National Forest near California’s border with Oregon, authorities said Monday. The lightning on Sunday accompanied heavy rain showers that caused mudslides that closed parts of State Route 96, but the
Continue ReadingArkansas education secretary says state to review districts’ AP African American Studies materials
By ANDREW DeMILLO Associated Press LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — Arkansas has asked five school districts offering an Advanced Placement African American Studies course to send in their materials for review. Education Secretary Jacob Oliva told the districts Monday the state is concerned the course may violate state law placing restrictions on how race is
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East Cascades Works announces employee advancement training grant recipients
East Cascades Works is excited to announce the 2023 recipients of our Employee Advancement Training grants: Basin Tree Care, Cascade Comprehensive Care, Collective Pallet, Cottage Daycare, Farewell Media, Full Sail Brewing, Kindred Circle, Klamath County Chamber of Commerce, and SherpTek.
Continue ReadingKnicks sue Raptors, accusing rival of using ex-Knicks employee as ‘mole’ to steal scouting secrets
By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The New York Knicks are suing the Toronto Raptors, the Raptors head coach and a former Knicks employee, saying the worker stole thousands of videos and other scouting secrets to give to his new Canadian employer. The lawsuit filed in Manhattan federal court on Monday seeks
Continue ReadingNorth Korea may try to launch a military spy satellite in the coming days after its earlier failure
By MARI YAMAGUCHI and HYUNG-JIN KIM Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan says North Korea has told it of a plan to launch a satellite in the coming days in what may be its second attempt to put a military spy satellite into orbit. Japan’s coast guard issued safety warnings for vessels in maritime zones
Continue ReadingMedia organizations seek release of more court filings linked to special counsel Jack Smith’s search warrant for Trump’s Twitter account
By Tierney Sneed (CNN) — A coalition of media organizations, including CNN, is asking the federal court in Washington, DC, to give more transparency into the legal fight over a search warrant special counsel Jack Smith obtained for materials from former President Donald Trump’s Twitter account. The news outlets are asking for the court to
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