A Hechinger Report analysis finds in Sarasota County, as school board members battle over book bans, character education, attacks on LGBTQ+ individuals and ‘woke audits,’ students feel like ‘non-consenting lab rats.’
Continue ReadingBy EILEEN NG Associated PRess KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — In the past two weeks, Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim has zig-zagged across the country on an election campaign that pitched the appeal of political stability and his concept of a progressive government. Just nine months into power, his nascent government faces its first test
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Medical Teams international parked its big red bus at the Deschutes County Jail this week to provide much needed dental care for inmates. The bus is really a rolling dental care facility, Dylan Anderman reports.
Continue ReadingRocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN Español) — Fernando Villavicencio, candidato presidencial de Ecuador, fue asesinado en un atentado este miércoles durante un mitin de campaña en Quito, a pocos días de las elecciones previstas para el 20 de agosto en las que buscaba convertirse en el próximo mandatario del país. Villavicencio, de 59 años, se presentó a
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My, my, my, we have some great-looking pets, don’t we? Share yours and see plenty more here, under the Contests tab: https://ktvz.com/play/2023/01/03/pet-pics-2023-presented-by-pet-supplies-plus/#/rounds/8/gallery
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According to the 2023 Point-In-Time Count, the city of Sisters saw an increase in the number of residents living unsheltered, rising from 55 last year to 64 this year.
Continue ReadingMEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s president is asking why, if a woman criticizes him, he isn’t considered victim of gender violence. Mexico has strict political regulations that forbid questioning someone’s competence based on their gender. President Andrés Manuel López Obrador ran afoul of those rules when he suggested last month that opposition presidential hopeful Xochitl
Continue ReadingBy KIM TONG-HYUNG, YONG JUN CHANG and AHN YOUNG-JOON Associated Press SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Tropical Storm Khanun poured intense rain on South Korea on Thursday, turning roads into chocolate-colored rivers and leaving at least one person dead, before weakening as it reached major urban centers near the capital. More than a foot of
Continue ReadingBy Claire Hannum, CNN Matsue, Japan (CNN) — San’in isn’t the Japan most travelers picture on their first visit to the country. There are no neon billboards, skyscrapers, or crowded intersections. Instead, thIs area in the southwest of Honshu, Japan’s main island, offers its own unique array of views that travelers won’t find anywhere else.
Continue ReadingBy DAN GELSTON AP Sports Writer PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Michael Lorenzen walked to the mound to start the ninth inning — of just his second start with the Phillies, his first in Philadelphia — engrossed in the passion of fans roaring for him to complete a no-hitter, and considered the scene the coolest moment of
Continue ReadingBy Nick Valencia, CNN (CNN) — A mother who alleges her baby was decapitated during delivery at a Georgia hospital last month filed a lawsuit Wednesday against the hospital and others involved in the delivery, according to legal filings. The complaint filed in Georgia’s Clayton County alleges the Southern Regional Medical Center attempted to conceal
Continue ReadingCNN By John King Waterloo, Iowa (CNN) — The homes are nearly identical, dotting both sides of the curvy road in a middle-class subdivision. But one stands out: 10 solar panels newly attached to its sloping roof as the crew links the system to the electric meter. The finishing touch: a new Midwest Solar magnet
Continue ReadingBy GONZALO SOLANO and REGINA GARCIA CANO Associated Press QUITO, Ecuador (AP) — An Ecuadorian police report says the six men arrested as suspects in the assassination of an anti-corruption presidential candidate are Colombian nationals. Authorities are still investigating the motive behind a crime that has shocked a nation already reeling from a surge in
Continue ReadingBy Jenny Marc, CNN Accra, Ghana (CNN) — Kennie MacCarthy rummages through a knee-deep pile of clothes, pointing out their flaws: sweat stains, overstretched collars, holes and rips. They belong to a vendor in one of the world’s largest secondhand clothing markets, who plans on selling these clothes for a small profit. But MacCarthy estimates
Continue ReadingCNN By Jenny Marc, CNN Accra, Ghana (CNN) — Kennie MacCarthy rummages through a knee-deep pile of clothes, pointing out their flaws: sweat stains, overstretched collars, holes and rips. They belong to a vendor in one of the world’s largest secondhand clothing markets, who plans on selling these clothes for a small profit. But MacCarthy
Continue ReadingBy Jonny Hallam, Ana Maria Canizares, Karol Suarez, Helen Regan, Ivana Kottasová and David Shortell, CNN Quito, Ecuador (CNN) — A candidate in Ecuador’s upcoming presidential election, Fernando Villavicencio, was assassinated at a campaign event in the capital Wednesday, as a deadly escalation of violence and crime grips the South American country. The bloody incident
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The dust has settled at the Deschutes County Fair, and the numbers show another successful year. The 103rd Deschutes County Fair and Rodeo set several new records. Carnival revenue hit an all-time high, as did food and alcohol revenue. Admissions sales were second-best of all time, behind only last year’s fair and rodeo. New to this
Continue ReadingBy Caleb Wethington Click here for updates on this story NASHVILLE, Tennessee (WSMV) — A man is facing several charges after he attempted to rob a Bellevue bank by sending a note in the drive-thru tube system demanding money or he would detonate a bomb that was inside the bank, according to Metro Nashville Police.
Continue ReadingBy KPTV Digital Staff Click here for updates on this story Oregon (KPTV) — Missing Mekenna Reiley, a 40-year-old Oregon speech teacher, was last seen in April disoriented and naked at a rural construction site according to her family, which suspects foul play and is asking for anyone who knows anything to speak with authorities.
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By Anne Murphy Click here for updates on this story PORTLAND, Oregon (KPTV) — Multnomah County will begin to issue penalties for American Medical Response, Inc. (AMR) for performance issues with ambulance response times. Multnomah County Chair Jessica Vega Pederson issued a statement on her decision to begin issuing the penalties to the sole ambulance
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