PRINEVILLE, Ore. (KTVZ) — On Saturday, Crook County Emergency Management, Crook County Sheriff’s Search and Rescue, and Crook County Auxcomm (Auxiliary Communication) will hold a Ham Radio exercise throughout the county. This SET (Simulated Emergency Test /Training) will simulate a high-water event in the Crook County area. There is no danger, and this is an
Continue ReadingBy Nick Bohr Click here for updates on this story WAUKESHA, Wisconsin (WISN) — Thursday afternoon, the state told the court is does not think Morgan Geyser should not be released at this time. One of the Waukesha middle schoolers who became world famous for stabbing their friend nearly to death in 2014 in the
Continue ReadingBy Arit John, CNN (CNN) — Democrats are exploring their options to get President Joe Biden on the ballot in Alabama and Ohio after top Republican elections officials warned that he would miss the deadline to be certified as the Democratic nominee in both states. The offices of Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose and
Continue ReadingBy Kayla Tausche, CNN Washington (CNN) — White House advisers are looking to one economic indicator in particular for signs that the economy is heading in the right direction amid persistent inflation, high interest rates and lackluster wage gains. Consumer sentiment — a gauge of how average Americans feel about their financial situation and purchasing power —
Continue ReadingBy Jack Bantock, CNN (CNN) — In his current form, it almost feels like nothing can stop Scottie Scheffler from clinching his second Masters crown – yet the world No. 1 may have a date with destiny that lies beyond Augusta National. The American has lived up to his billing as the pre-tournament favorite at
Continue ReadingBy Web staff Click here for updates on this story WEST PALM BEACH, Florida (WPBF) — Authorities are investigating after a small child was pulled from a lake Wednesday morning after wandering away from an apartment in West Palm Beach. It happened around 10:30 a.m. at the Fairway Vista Apartments, located in the 1900 block
Continue ReadingBy JEFFREY COLLINS Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A supervisor who managed security at a South Carolina prison accepted more than $219,000 in bribes over three years and got 173 contraband cellphones for inmates, according to federal prosecutors. Christine Mary Livingston, 46, was indicted earlier this month on 15 charges including bribery, conspiracy, wire
Continue ReadingBy MARYCLAIRE DALE Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Thirty years ago, women’s rights advocates working to pass the 1994 Violence Against Women Act found domestic violence was still something of a hushed topic. Then Nicole Brown Simpson’s death forced it into the spotlight. Americans riveted to the murder investigation of superstar ex-husband O.J. Simpson heard
Continue ReadingBy Matt Flener Click here for updates on this story CLAY COUNTY, Missouri (KMBC) — It was a false confession, and evidence proved that she had not pulled the trigger. Those arguments won Lori Ackerman of Smithville her freedom this week, she and her attorney say, more than three years after Clay County prosecutors charged
Continue ReadingBy LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Army says it will not restart the use of horse-drawn caissons at Arlington National Cemetery for months and maybe longer as it struggles to improve the care of the horses. Two died in 2022 as a result of poor feed and living conditions. The announcement
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson Ejido Jacumé, Baja California, México (CNN) — La barrera de color óxido se eleva en el cielo azul sin nubes, un marcador sólido y casi infranqueable de la frontera entre México y Estados Unidos. Pero entonces se detiene, cuando el terreno accidentado se convierte en una montaña, o una gran roca bloquea el
Continue ReadingBy Andy Alcock Click here for updates on this story OVERLAND PARK, Kansas (KMBC) — Ten years after an anti-Semitic gunman took the lives of three people at Overland Park’s Jewish Community Center campus, the victims’ family members are forging ahead with messages of love and kindness. Mindy Corporon lost both her son and father
Continue ReadingBy Web staff Click here for updates on this story DES MOINES, Iowa (KCCI) — Two babies were surrendered in March under the state of Iowa’s Safe Haven Law. The law, which went into effect more than 20 years ago, allows parents in crisis who determine they cannot care for an infant to be able
Continue ReadingBy Web staff Click here for updates on this story DES MOINES, Iowa (KCCI) — Gov. Kim Reynolds signed a new proclamation Wednesday at the Statehouse, declaring April 13 as Iowa Religious Freedom Day. Iowans from various religions gathered at the capitol in support. The Governor says this declaration celebrates and uplifts Iowans’ constitutional rights.
Continue ReadingBy Nadine Schmidt, CNN (CNN) — Germany will provide a one-time payment of $236 (€220) to Holocaust survivors, to help them cope with the impacts of the Hamas-led October 7 attacks in southern Israel. Berlin will compensate 113,000 Holocaust survivors in Israel in the form of $27 million (€25 million), according to the German finance ministry.
Continue ReadingBy Greg Ng Click here for updates on this story FORT MEADE, Maryland (WBAL) — A soldier was found dead Wednesday morning at a barrack at Fort Meade. Fort Meade officials released a statement, saying emergency services was called around 10:24 a.m. for an unresponsive individual at the Freedom Barracks. Officials said a service member
Continue ReadingBy MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Oil and gas companies will have to pay more to drill on federal lands and satisfy stronger requirements to clean up old or abandoned wells under a final rule from the Biden administration. The Interior Department rule finalized Friday raises royalty rates for oil drilling by more
Continue ReadingBy Khiree Stewart Click here for updates on this story BALTIMORE, Maryland (WBAL) — Residents are making a new push to improve neighborhoods in south Baltimore. “We want our neighborhood to be heard. We want our community to be heard. We want Brooklyn (and) Curtis Bay to get heard,” resident Rocio Bolanos. Bolanos lives in
Continue ReadingBy ZEKE MILLER AP White House Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic donors covered more than $1 million in legal fees racked up by attorneys representing President Joe Biden in a yearlong special counsel probe into his handling of classified documents. The use of party funds to cover Biden’s legal bills is not without precedent and
Continue ReadingBy Lee Anne Denyer Click here for updates on this story SACRAMENTO, California (KCRA) — A Sacramento-based nonprofit organization wants to get more kids into the recording studio. Department of Sound celebrated a new residency Tuesday at Shattered Records. “We’re super excited to take this next step,” said co-founder John Hamilton Hodgson. Hodgson co-founded Department
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