Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A writer for a conservative media outlet has pleaded guilty to joining a mob’s attack on the U.S. Capitol nearly years ago. Steve Baker, who has written articles about the Jan. 6, 2021, riot for Blaze News, is scheduled to be sentenced on March 6. But the judge who accepted
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Family Access Network has received $15,000 from TMS for FAN’s work to support children and families in need in Crook, Deschutes and Jefferson counties. The grant will provide client funds to help FAN advocates connect families who are low income, living in poverty, or experiencing homelessness to critical support such as
Continue ReadingAssociated Press ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) — A U.S. jury on Tuesday awarded $42 million to three former detainees of Iraq’s notorious Abu Ghraib prison, holding a Virginia-based military contractor responsible for contributing to their torture and mistreatment two decades ago. The decision from the eight-person jury came after a different jury earlier this year couldn’t
Continue ReadingAssociated Press LONDON (AP) — Details about a proposed law to legalize assisted dying in England and Wales have been published, rekindling debate on the controversial topic ahead of a vote in Parliament later this month. The draft bill, published Monday, would allow terminally ill adults with less than six months to live to ask
Continue ReadingBy Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon” used some rhymes, technology and a chip off the old Rock to spread some holiday cheer. On a recent episode of the late-night show, a small Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson dressed as an Elf on the Shelf to answer some questions. “What
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Firefighters across the Bend-Fort Rock Ranger District plan to conduct up to 217 acres of pile burning operations west of Phil’s Trailhead and south of Skyliners Road this week. Additional ignitions are also slated for the Wanoga Butte and Bearwallow Butte areas. If conditions are favorable, firefighters will conduct ignitions starting
Continue ReadingBy Dean Fioresi Click here for updates on this story LOS ANGELES (KCAL, KCBS) — A woman is facing federal charges after security agents discovered more than a dozen shirts soaked with methamphetamine inside of her luggage at LAX in nearly-November. According to court documents from the United States District Court, Myah Saakwa-Mante, a student
Continue ReadingBy Laurie Perez Click here for updates on this story VENTURA COUNTY, Minnesota (KCAL, KCBS) — Nearly a week after the destructive Mountain Fire destroyed more than a hundred buildings and torched tens of thousands of acres of brush in Ventura County, firefighters are defending their response to the blaze as some residents return to
Continue ReadingBy Alan Shope Click here for updates on this story KANSAS CITY, Missouri (KMBC) — For nearly 80 years, the remains of Kansas City native Elvis Spotts, a Merchant Marine wiper during World War II, lay buried on a remote island in the South Pacific. Spotts, who served as a mechanic on the SS Cape
Continue ReadingBy Ophelie Jacobson Click here for updates on this story AMES, Iowa (KCCI) — A central Iowa couple is reflecting on the meaning of military brotherhood this Veterans Day, especially after a recent loss. Ron and Donna Fennema live in Ames. In October, Donna Fennema’s father, Sgt. Roland “Swede” Henry Meyer, died. He was 91
Continue ReadingAssociated Press After a tumultuous year filled with anxiety and a legal fight about its future in the U.S., TikTok may have just been thrown a lifeline by the man who was once its biggest foe. President-elect Donald Trump has repeatedly pledged during his most recent campaign to oppose a ban on the short-form video
Continue ReadingBy Katelyn Smith Click here for updates on this story LANCASTER TOWNSHIP, Pennsylvania (WGAL) — A man high on PCP and hallucinating jumped out of moving car, leaving it to crash into a home, before he tried to break into another house, Manheim Township police say. The incident happened Nov. 4 on the 400 block
Continue ReadingBEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Oregon Department of Revenue’s Bend regional office at 951 SW Simpson Avenue will be closed on Tuesday, November 19 for staff training, as will five others around the state. A secure drop box is available for taxpayers to deliver any necessary payments or documents. Office staff will mail receipts directly
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — Wall Street is already making big bets on what take two for a White House led by Donald Trump will mean for the economy. Since Election Day, investors have sent prices zooming for stocks of banks, fossil-fuel producers and other companies expected to benefit from Trump’s preference for lower tax rates
Continue ReadingBy Bryce Oselen Click here for updates on this story BIRMINGHAM, Alabama (WVTM) — Research shows that 82 percent of individuals released from state prisons were rearrested at least once following their release. Matt Bostic is the chaplain for the Birmingham Squadron and the vice president of Life House University, an organization created to help
Continue ReadingBy Matias Grez, CNN (CNN) — Ecuador international soccer player Marco Angulo has died at the age of 22, the Ecuadorian Football Federation said in a statement. “The Ecuadorian Football Federation expresses its deepest sympathy over the death of Marco Angulo, who with his talent and dedication defended the colours of our country at every
Continue ReadingBy Tony Atkins Click here for updates on this story ORANGE COUNTY, Florida (WESH) — A Central Florida mother is raising concerns after her 13-year-old daughter was among the many people across the country who received a racist mass text message this week. The message, which shocked both Autumn McKnight and her mother, claimed that
Continue ReadingAssociated Press CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia governor-elect Republican Patrick Morrisey will be sworn in Jan. 13. Morrisey, who has served as West Virginia’s attorney general since 2013, addressed the media on Tuesday for the first time since his Nov. 5 victory speech. He won his race against Democrat Steve Williams, the mayor of
Continue ReadingBy Michelle Meredith Click here for updates on this story ORANGE COUNTY, Florida (WESH) — Troy Edwards’ dream of making a living with his new grapple truck was shattered when it was stolen in broad daylight. “Somebody wanted it more than I did,” Edwards said. Edwards bought the gigantic grapple truck just weeks ago, hoping
Continue ReadingBy Jordan Valinsky, CNN New York (CNN) — Kum & Go, the Midwestern gas station chain that gained national fame for the immature snickers its name often receives, is making a change. Maverik, a rival chain that bought Kum & Go in 2023, announced that it’s in “process of rebranding Kum & Go stores, with
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