By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The conservative chief justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court is accusing her liberal colleagues of a “raw exercise of overreaching power” after they flexed their new majority and fired the director of the state’s court system. On just their second day as a majority on the
Continue ReadingBy DAVID KOENIG Associated Press Investigators say the weather was quickly getting worse when a plane crashed last month near Murrieta, California, killing all six people on board. The National Transportation Safety Board issued a preliminary report Wednesday on the crash that provides new details and adds to questions about whether the pilots could see
Continue ReadingBy BOBBY CAINA CALVAN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — For days now, newly arrived migrants have been waiting outside New York City’s Roosevelt Hotel, hoping for a bed in an overly crowded shelter system. And for weeks, Mayor Eric Adams has said the city is out of room. City officials and activists alike have
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SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) —Youth hunters (age 17 and under) who will have completed hunter education by the time of the event can sign up now for the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife’s free pheasant hunts happening around the state, including Madras, starting in September, at https://myodfw.com/articles/youth-pheasant-hunts ODFW and partners stock pheasants at these special hunts
Continue ReadingBy TERRY TANG Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — After recording the warmest monthly average temperature for any U.S. city ever in July, Phoenix climbed back up to dangerously high temperatures Wednesday. That could mean trouble not just for people but for some plants, too. Residents across the sprawling metro are finding the extended extreme heat
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(Update: Adding video) BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Avid Cider Co. announced Wednesday that they will be transitioning out of their current taproom in Bend’s Box Factory this fall. Avid said it will continue operations through the end of their current lease on November 1. “This transition comes at a time of key growth and expansion
Continue ReadingBy Larry Madowo, Jessie Gretener and Tara John, CNN (CNN) — General Salifou Mody, one of the Niger officers who seized power in a military coup last week, visited Mali on Wednesday, according to the Mali presidency, amid speculation of a possible interest in the Wagner mercenary group, which has a presence in the country.
Continue ReadingUPPER MARLBORO, Md. (AP) — The former mayor of a Maryland college town has pleaded guilty to more than 100 counts connected to the possession and distribution of child sexual abuse material. Patrick Wojahn had been the mayor of College Park until March, when he was arrested. The city is home to the state’s flagship
Continue ReadingBy JOSH KELETY Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — A northwestern Arizona county where Republican voters far outnumber Democrats has rejected a proposal to hand-count ballots in the 2024 election cycle. The Mohave County Board of Supervisors defeated the proposal 3-2 on Tuesday. County Elections Director Allen Tempert says tabulating ballots by hand would cost more
Continue ReadingBy Kayla Tausche, Kevin Liptak and Arlette Saenz, CNN (CNN) — For the past four years, President Joe Biden and the first lady took cues from their son Hunter on how to discuss the 4-year-old girl in Arkansas a paternity test had determined was their granddaughter. That meant saying nothing about her at all. Initially
Continue ReadingWEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — A Florida mother is going to prison for 14 years for the death of her newborn daughter who was found floating off the Palm Beach County coast five years ago. Arya Singh pleaded guilty Wednesday to manslaughter. Her daughter was found in June 2018. Detectives launched a massive search
Continue ReadingBy RICHARD LARDNER and ALAN SUDERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — By not naming or charging six alleged co-conspirators in the indictment this week of Donald Trump, federal prosecutors may be signaling their desire to expeditiously put the former president on trial for seeking to overturn the 2020 election. More defendants mean more defense lawyers,
Continue ReadingBy TRISHA AHMED Associated Press/Report for America MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Racial justice groups and relatives of a Black man shot and killed this week by a Minnesota State Patrol trooper demanded that the governor fire three officers who were involved in stopping the man on a Minneapolis freeway. The groups and relatives of 33-year-old Ricky
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — El estado de Texas ha separado al menos a 26 familias de migrantes en la frontera sur desde el 10 de julio, bajo la iniciativa del gobernador Greg Abbott conocida como Operación Lone Star, según la abogada de inmigración Kristin Etter, que pertenece a la organización Texas RioGrande Legal Aid, .
Continue ReadingBy Rosa Flores and Sara Weisfeldt, CNN (CNN) — Texas has separated at least 26 migrant family units on the southern border since July 10 under Gov. Greg Abbott’s Operation Lone Star border initiative, according to Texas Rio Grande Legal Aid immigration attorney Kristin Etter. “This is just a very harsh and cruel detour from
Continue ReadingSofía Benavides (CNN Español) — Dos operativos diferentes en áreas pobladas de Brasil dejaron más de 20 muertos. En el primer caso, un operativo de la Policía Militar y Civil de Río de Janeiro dejó al menos nueve muertos en un complejo de favelas o barrios ubicado en el norte de la ciudad. Según la
Continue ReadingBEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The City of Bend has created a new feature to make event parking in Downtown Bend easier and faster. On the Pango app, you can now pay in advance for any event in Downtown Bend — for example, the upcoming First Friday Art Walk on August 4th. Here’s a step by step how to: Download
Continue ReadingBy Jennifer Hansler, CNN (CNN) — The US State Department on Wednesday ordered the evacuation of non-emergency personnel and family members from Niger following last week’s military takeover. “On July 26, President Mohamed Bazoum was placed under house arrest amidst efforts to overthrow the democratically elected government of Niger. Subsequent events have severely limited flight
Continue ReadingCOLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A utility company in Ohio says it’s being investigated by a state office focused on organized crime in connection with payments to the state’s former House speaker and a top utility regulator. Cleveland.com reports that FirstEnergy said in a financial report filed Monday that it had received a subpoena on June
Continue ReadingINDIANAPOLIS (AP) — A federal appeals court has upheld a lower court ruling that transgender students in Indiana must have access to the bathrooms and locker rooms consistent with their gender identities. The 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruling Tuesday upheld a preliminary injunction from the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of
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