More details have come to light about the climbing and work background of a Portland man arrested late last week on attempted murder and other charges, accused of bringing several guns to Central Oregon for a planned shooting attack at a Smith Rock climbing event this weekend.
Continue ReadingLuis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN Español) — Un ciudadano estadounidense identificado como Gregory Stewart Owens falleció el jueves en Cartagena, en la costa del Caribe de Colombia, al intentar defenderse de un robo, informó este viernes la Alcaldía de Cartagena de Indias en un comunicado en X, antes Twitter. El atraco sucedió en el barrio
Continue ReadingKEY WEST, Fla. (AP) — Key West’s Fantasy Fest has begun. The 10-day schedule includes masquerades, elaborate parties and costume competitions. It kicked off Friday. The masking and costuming festival is themed “Uniforms & Unicorns: 200 Years Of Sailing Into Fantasy.” It salutes the Florida Keys’ 2023 bicentennial and that of the U.S. Navy’s presence
Continue ReadingValeria Ordóñez (CNN) — Un misterioso hombre se detuvo frente al Red Rock Resort and Casino en una camioneta cubierta con bolsas de basura. Vestido con ropa oscura, guantes de látex negros y una máscara sobre su rostro, caminó hasta la caja registradora y le exigió dinero a la cajera, con la mano metida en
Continue ReadingROSEVILLE, Calif. (AP) — Police have arrested two people in Nevada in connection to a Lake Tahoe-area attack that left a man dead and his wife in critical condition. One of the suspects, Danny Serafini, is a former professional baseball player. Serafini and Samantha Scott were arrested separately Friday, hundreds of miles apart. Robert Gary
Continue ReadingBy Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN Italy’s “family-first” prime minister Giorgia Meloni has broken up with her TV journalist boyfriend after lewd comments in which he grabbed his genital area as he propositioned a co-host to a “threesome or foursome,” led to the suspension of his television show. Meloni took to social media Friday to announce
Continue ReadingBy ELÉONORE HUGHES Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has vetoed the core aspects of a bill passed by Congress that threatened to undo protections of Indigenous peoples’ land rights. The bill proposed to enshrine a legal theory arguing that the date Brazil’s Constitution was promulgated —
Continue ReadingBy STEPHEN HAWKINS AP Baseball Writer ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Jose Altuve hit a three-run homer in the ninth inning and the Houston Astros, after getting into another bench-clearing scuffle with the Texas Rangers, rallied for a 5-4 victory in a wild and testy Game 5 of the AL Championship Series. After winning all three
Continue ReadingBy Tami Luhby, CNN (CNN) — The US budget deficit soared in fiscal year 2023, which will likely complicate Congress’ efforts to come to a federal spending deal before government funding runs out next month. The deficit was $1.7 trillion for the most recent fiscal year, which ended September 30, according to Treasury Department data
Continue ReadingBy COLLEEN SLEVIN Associated Press DENVER (AP) — Denver prosecutors have asked a judge to dismiss a case against Marlon Wayans stemming from a luggage dispute with an airline employee. The Black actor and comedian says the employee targeted him because of his race. The city attorney’s office made the request in a court filing
Continue ReadingBy AAMER MADHANI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden said Friday he thought Hamas was motivated to attack Israel in part by a desire to stop that country from normalizing relations with Saudi Arabia. “One of the reasons … why Hamas moved on Israel, is because they knew I was about to sit
Continue Readingmacamilarincon (CNN Español) –– La Policía Federal Argentina informó este viernes que detuvo a un ciudadano iraquí que merodeaba por los alrededores de la embajada de Israel en Buenos Aires este jueves. En un comunicado enviado a la prensa por un canal de WhatsApp, la Policía Federal destacó que tras hallar “inconsistencias” en su documentación,
Continue ReadingCHICAGO (AP) — The city of Chicago and the union representing its rank-and-file police officers have reached a tentative agreement on a four-year contract that would provide about a 20% raise for officers. The deal announced Friday extends the current contract by two years through June 30, 2027. It would double from 2.5% to 5%
Continue ReadingCNN By Clare Foran, CNN (CNN) — There is still no end in sight for the high-stakes speakership battle after House Republicans ousted Kevin McCarthy more than two weeks ago. The search is on for a new GOP speaker nominee after Rep. Jim Jordan on Friday became the latest exit from the race, and it’s
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Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., joined leaders from three Deschutes River Basin irrigation districts and nonprofits Farmers Conservation Alliance and Energy Trust of Oregon to break ground Friday on a series of projects to modernize critical irrigation infrastructure serving 2,500 farmers and producers and 85,000 acres of land across Central Oregon.
Continue ReadingTACOMA, Wash. (AP) — No one will face criminal charges following a two-car crash in Tacoma, Washington, that killed six Arizona residents in July, according to Pierce County prosecutors. A three-month Washington State Patrol investigation into the July 15 crash at the intersection of state Route 509 and Alexander Avenue determined the Arizona residents’ vehicle
Continue ReadingLuis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN Español) — Las precampañas rumbo a las elecciones generales en México comienzan dentro de un mes, el 20 de noviembre, de acuerdo con lo que resolvió el Instituto Nacional Electoral (INE). El INE anunció la decisión tras una sentencia del Tribunal Electoral del Poder Judicial de la Federación (TEPJF), que
Continue ReadingLAHAINA, Hawaii (AP) — The death toll for the deadliest U.S. wildfire in more than a century has increased by one, to 99, after Maui County police found additional remains in Lahaina. A police spokesperson said Friday the remains were recovered last week. An autopsy and forensic examination verified that the remains were not from
Continue ReadingBy ISABEL DEBRE and NAJIB JOBAIN Associated Press KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) — When the sun rose on Friday and the autumn heat baked the rotten debris on Gaza’s streets, Mohammed Elian emerged from the zipper hole of his new canvas home. He — and hundreds of other Palestinians displaced by the latest war
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Here is ODOT Region 4’s weekly construction update for the week of October 20-27, including Monday’s full opening of the new dual-lane roundabouts on Highway 20 at Cooley Road and Robal Lane.
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