CORVALLIS, Ore. (KTVZ) – Forest thinning is improving the robustness of older trees and enhancing native biodiversity on federal lands in Eastern Oregon, evidence that collaborative efforts to restore forests are working, research by Oregon State University shows. The study, led by James Johnston of the OSU College of Forestry, involved long-term monitoring and research
Continue ReadingBy Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN Pocopson Township, Pennsylvania (CNN) — Heavily wooded neighborhoods, curvy roads lined with lush trees, and homes that sit on large plots of land – that’s what authorities in eastern Pennsylvania are competing with as the search for an escaped convicted murderer enters its seventh day. Danelo Cavalcante, 34, escaped from Chester
Continue ReadingBy Web staff Click here for updates on this story HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — A Houston man involved in a violent crash that started over an alleged affair has died, ABC13 learned Wednesday morning. The victim has been identified as 28-year-old Marvin Saines. Andrei Niculusca, 47, is charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon
Continue ReadingBy MARCIA DUNN AP Aerospace Writer CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — A newly discovered comet is swinging through our cosmic neighborhood for the first time in more than 400 years. Stargazers in the Northern Hemisphere will want to catch a glimpse as soon as possible this week or early next week. It’ll be another 400
Continue ReadingBy Kim Passoth Click here for updates on this story LAS VEGAS, Nevada (KVVU) — A man who tried to save a 13-year-old boy from raging floodwaters is now organizing a memorial in his honor. On Saturday, September 2, 13-year-old Ryan Taylor was trapped under a car in the rushing water near the intersection of
Continue ReadingBy C.C. McCandless Click here for updates on this story LAS VEGAS, Nevada (KVVU) — Las Vegas police arrested a woman after she reportedly jumped out of her moving vehicle before it crashed at the intersection of Sahara and Burnham on Tuesday night. According to the LVMPD watch commander, the suspect “got into some type
Continue Readingurielblanco (CNN Español) — El reconocido actor español Rodolfo Sancho visitó este miércoles por primera vez a su hijo, Daniel Sancho, en la isla tailandesa de Koh Samui, donde permanece en prisión provisional por el asesinato del cirujano colombiano Edwin Arrieta. “Hay dos formas de tomarse cuando vienen las cosas en la vida, como una
Continue ReadingBy Mike Allen Click here for updates on this story LAS VEGAS, Nevada (KVVU) — Skylar Bailey’s life as an expecting mother just got more difficult as her car was swept up by an urban river that formed over the weekend into a ditch at the end of her street in the northeast valley near
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN)– Un juez federal dictaminó que el jurado que atiende la demanda por difamación de E. Jean Carroll únicamente tendrá que decidir cuánto dinero deberá pagarle Donald Trump, después de que el juez determinara que el expresidente es responsable por hacer declaraciones difamatorias. El fallo supone un duro golpe para Trump, que se
Continue ReadingBy LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Prosecutors say a White House adviser to President Donald Trump acted as if he were “above the law” when he refused to cooperate with a congressional investigation into the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol. The prosecutors summarized their case at a trial Wednesday for
Continue ReadingBy PATRICK WHITTLE Associated Press PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — The last wild Atlantic salmon that return to U.S. rivers have had their most productive year in more than a decade, raising hopes they may be weathering myriad ecological threats. Maine state data show officials counted more than 1,500 of the salmon in the Penobscot River,
Continue Readingurielblanco (CNN Español) — La jueza Miolany Herasme, de la Oficina de Atención Permanente del Distrito Judicial de San Cristóbal, República Dominicana, dictó libertad bajo fianza para los tres imputados por la explosión ocurrida el 14 de agosto en esa ciudad, que ha dejado al menos 37 personas muertas y 59 heridas. La investigación del
Continue ReadingBy Rachel Ramirez and Gabe Cohen, CNN (CNN) — An intense, late-summer heat wave is putting pressure on schools, students and the education system this week as temperatures climbed into the triple digits in parts of the Northeast and Midwest — record-breaking highs for early September in some places. Heat is affecting classrooms more than
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press Edge rusher Carl Nassib, the NFL’s first openly gay player to play in a regular-season game, announced his retirement on Wednesday. Nassib came out in 2021 while with the Las Vegas Raiders. He spent last season with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. “This is a bittersweet moment for me but after seven
Continue ReadingBy NICHOLAS RICCARDI Associated Press DENVER (AP) — A liberal group on Wednesday filed a lawsuit to bar former President Donald Trump from the primary ballot in Colorado, arguing he is ineligible to run for the White House again under a rarely used clause in the U.S. Constitution aimed at candidates who have supported an
Continue ReadingBy Jordan Valinsky, CNN Business New York (CNN) — Wendy’s is entering the pumpkin spice wars. For the first time, Wendy’s is adding a pumpkin spice-flavored Frosty to its menus for a limited time beginning September 12. Wendy’s said the new flavor “merges the same creamy, delectable texture Frosty fans know and love with hints
Continue ReadingBy MSTYSLAV CHERNOV Associated Press KOSTIANTYNIVKA, Ukraine (AP) — The Russian missile that struck Wednesday in eastern Ukraine turned an outdoor market into a fiery, blackened ruin where weeping civilians looked for loved ones among the mangled, burned bodies scattered across the ground. The blast in the town of Kostiantynivka killed 17 people and wounded
Continue ReadingBy JAKE COYLE AP Film Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Nia DaCosta, director of the upcoming “The Marvels,” has a diagnosis for the recent struggles of superhero movies. It basically comes down to, she says, “Mo’ money, mo’ problems.” Success inevitably breeds bigger budgets. Box-office expectations get inflated. Even superhero spandex can’t sustain endless cycles
Continue ReadingBy TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer DETROIT (AP) — The head of the United Auto Workers warned Wednesday that the union plans to go on strike against any Detroit automaker that hasn’t reached a new agreement by the time contracts expire next week. “That’s the plan,” President Shawn Fain responded when asked if the union
Continue ReadingATLANTA (AP) — Delta Air Lines says it’s bringing former star quarterback Tom Brady on board as a “long-term strategic adviser.” Brady is a seven-time Super Bowl winner for the New England Patriots and Tampa Bay Buccaneers. “Bringing a leader like Tom onto the Delta team furthers our mission to connect the world while accelerating
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