Heart of Oregon Corps announced Wednesday it has received a $500,000 grant from the M.J. Murdock Charitable Trust of Vancouver, Wash., in support of its Centralized Campus Campaign, calling it “a groundbreaking milestone in its mission to empower local youth and young adults.”
Continue ReadingBy CLAUDIA LAUER Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A joyful celebration of the end of Ramadan devolved into panic Wednesday in Philadelphia after rival groups exchanged gunfire, leaving at least three people injured and hundreds of parents and children to flee in search of safety. The annual Eid al-Fitr event, held outside a large mosque
Continue ReadingBy KEVIN FREKING Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The nominee who could become the first Muslim American to serve as a federal appellate court judge is fighting back against characterizations of his work by law enforcement groups that are jeopardizing his nomination. The White House and Senate allies have doubled down in their efforts to
Continue ReadingSCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Former NFL linebacker Terrell Suggs has been arrested after allegedly threatening another man and showing a handgun during a dispute in a Starbucks drive-thru line. Scottsdale Police arrested Suggs and charged the former Baltimore Ravens player with threatening and intimidating and disorderly conduct with a weapon. The incident on March 10
Continue ReadingBelén Liotti (CNN Español) — La Organización Panamericana de la Salud (OPS) reportó este miércoles una cifra récord de 6.964 casos de dengue en la República Dominicana en lo que va del 2024. Para este año, el panorama en esta materia es poco alentador, según el viceministro de Salud Colectiva del país, Eladio Pérez, ya
Continue ReadingBy Tommie Clark Click here for updates on this story BALTIMORE, Maryland (WBAL) — The Archdiocese of Baltimore is considering closing and merging a handful of its congregations as part of a larger effort to reimagine Catholic life and ministry in Baltimore City. Parishioners whose churches are on the chopping block are speaking up ahead
Continue ReadingNEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. (AP) — An Islamic center at New Jersey’s Rutgers University was vandalized on the Muslim holiday of Eid-al-Fitr. Authorities say they are investigating it as a hate crime. A building at the Center for Islamic Life at Rutgers University had its windows shattered, artwork smashed, TVs and printers broken as well as
Continue ReadingPlenty of sunshine today with more on the way tomorrow. There is a warm up in the region as the mercury will only dip to the upper 20s overnight and rebound to the middle 40s in the afternoon for the next few days. Rain is in the forecast Friday, so conditions may not be ideal.
Continue ReadingBy Lindsay Weber Click here for updates on this story SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY, California (KCRA) — A horse has died after running onto a road and getting hit by a deputy’s patrol unit in San Joaquin County, according to the sheriff’s office. The collision happened Tuesday evening on Escalon Bellota Road just south of Skiff
Continue ReadingBy Lindsay Weber Click here for updates on this story RANCHO CORDOVA, California (KCRA) — A 7-year-old girl was stabbed by a neighbor in Rancho Cordova on Tuesday night, according to the Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies responded to the 2800 block of La Loma Drive around 7:15 p.m. Officials said the 7-year-old victim was
Continue ReadingPaulina Nares (CNN Español) — El presidente Javier Milei dejó en claro lo que piensa sobre su política monetaria para los próximos meses. Durante su alocución el 26 de marzo en el cierre de IEFA Latam Forum, un foro empresario, afirmó que su Gobierno cancelará toda emisión de pesos y que la economía deberá proveerse de
Continue ReadingBy Jen Christensen, CNN (CNN) — In 2019 alone, more than half a million people died due to a stroke linked to high and low temperatures, a new study found. With the world getting warmer due to human-made climate change, that number is expected to rise. The study, published Wednesday in the medical journal Neurology,
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There will be one more day of dry weather after today as the ridge of high pressure shifts to the east. This will allow a weak cold front to pass over Oregon Friday and provide some scattered rain showers. The region will be mild enough to support all rain, but some high elevation snow is
Continue ReadingBy Joan Murray Click here for updates on this story MIAMI, Florida (WFOR) — A distraught husband is pleading for help after his wife was hit by a driver in Miramar over the weekend and left on the side of the road. Onyxia Delinois, 26, was out early Saturday morning running with the Miramar Run
Continue ReadingBy Alisha Ebrahimji and Melissa Alonso, CNN (CNN) — “Kill the bill, not the kids!” That’s what opponents chanted in the Tennessee state Senate gallery Tuesday as lawmakers debated before passing a bill that would allow teachers and staff in K-12 public schools to carry a concealed handgun on school grounds. The state Senate passed SB
Continue ReadingBy Nicole Chavez, CNN (CNN) — A bipartisan pair of senators have introduced legislation aimed at strengthening federal efforts to counter antisemitism. The bill – S 4091 or the Countering Antisemitism Act – is sponsored by Democratic Sen. Jacky Rosen of Nevada and Republican Sen. James Lankford of Oklahoma. Under the legislation, the President would
Continue ReadingOKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Oklahoma’s attorney general is suing two Texas-based natural gas companies over soaring prices during Winter Storm Uri in 2021. Republican Gentner Drummond filed both lawsuits Wednesday in Osage County, Oklahoma. The defendants in the lawsuits are Dallas-based ET Gathering & Processing and Houston-based Symmetry Energy Solutions. ET acquired Enable Midstream Partners
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL PHILLIS Associated Press The Environmental Protection Agency announced new limits on certain types of PFAS chemicals in drinking water. PFAS is a large family of chemicals and they’ve been used to make nonstick pans and waterproof clothing over many decades. Scientific evidence of their harms, however, has accumulated in recent years. As a
Continue ReadingBy Audrina Sinclair Click here for updates on this story CHICAGO (WBBM) — A local mentoring program shows what can happen when communities invest in a young girl by mentoring and supporting her. The program is on a mission to inspire girls to do great things. Teja Syers got the job as a sales manager
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CORVALLIS, Ore. (KTVZ) – Two Oregon State University faculty are among the lead authors of a report that combines Indigenous Knowledge and western science for the purpose of informing future climate-adapted land management decisions across the United States. The authors say their recommendations include “practical and cultural management interventions that could help avert the loss of thousands
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