Movies and TV shows casting in Portland, Oregon
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Continue ReadingMonth: July 2025
‘I have absolutely had a blast doing this job’: Longtime KC Wolf says goodbye to the suit
By Krista Tatschl, Chloe Godding Click here for updates on this story KANSAS CITY, Missouri (KMBC) — Dan Meers may be hanging up the suit of his furry alter ego, but he’s holding onto the memories. Meers, who’s also been known as KC Wolf for the past 35 years, officially retired from the mascot on
Continue ReadingPleasant Hill, Missouri, adds robot employee to help paint fields for youth sports
By Isabella Ledonne Click here for updates on this story PLEASANT HILL, Missouri (KSHB) — The small, tight-knit community of Pleasant Hill is upgrading its parks and the way it paints its sports fields. A robot from the company, TinyMobileRobots, can paint the markings of a baseball field in minutes under the blazing July sun.
Continue ReadingTakeaways from the verdict in Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ federal sex trafficking trial
By Dakin Andone, Lauren del Valle, Nicki Brown, CNN (CNN) — Sean “Diddy” Combs was denied bail on Wednesday after the jury in his federal sex trafficking trial returned its verdict, convicting him on two lesser charges of transportation to engage in prostitution but clearing the hip-hop mogul of the most serious charges. The verdict
Continue ReadingWhen pigs jump? Piglet ‘jumper’ rescued in Lawrence, Kansas, after leaping from moving truck
By Dorissa White, Chloe Godding Click here for updates on this story LAWRENCE, Kansas (KMBC) — If you walk into the Lawrence Humane Society, you’ll see your usual cats and dogs cozied up in the kennels. But once in a while, a stranger, pinker animal is welcomed into the mix. Take Gilbert, for instance. Gilbert
Continue Reading‘It means closure’: World War II heroes laid to rest at Omaha National Cemetery after 80 years
By Jake Fischer Click here for updates on this story OMAHA, Nebraska (KETV) — World War II heroes found their final resting place in Nebraska after 80 years. Four soldiers, Dale Detjens, Fredrick Katye, Joseph Blair, and Joseph Miller, were killed in action in Germany, and on Tuesday, the Nebraska Patriot Guard Riders escorted them
Continue ReadingFirst responders and others rescued in Rio Grande
By Nick Catlin Click here for updates on this story LAS CRUCES, New Mexico (KOAT) — A floodwater rescue response led to firefighters getting swept down the Rio Grande in southern New Mexico. The Las Cruces Fire Department said it joined several emergency response crews to help save a driver after his vehicle was swept
Continue ReadingCourt records: Father who killed daughter, then himself, had history of violence
By Jason Burger Click here for updates on this story BETHANY, Oklahoma (KOCO) — Court records show a father who shot and killed his 6-year-old daughter before turning the gun on himself had a history of violence. On Sunday, Billy Feaster, 29, and his 6-year-old daughter, Elizibeth, were found dead in the backyard of a
Continue ReadingDeputy dies after being ambushed inside home, authorities say
By Holly Tuggle Click here for updates on this story DARLINGTON COUNTY, South Carolina (WYFF) — A deputy has died following an ambush during a call early Tuesday morning in Darlington County, South Carolina, according to the Darlington County Sheriff’s Office. Around 1:30 a.m., Darlington County deputies responded to a home on Old Timers Court
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High fire danger into the evening, dry and breezy pattern remains
Monday and Tuesday had temperature readings in the middle to upper 90s as a brief round of hot weather took over Central Oregon. The highs today will be above normal, reaching the middle to upper 80s as we begin a relatively “cooler” pattern heading into the weekend. There will be plenty of sunshine to go
Continue ReadingGrandmother charged after 12-year-old stranded in hazardous jet ski rescue
By Zach Rainey Click here for updates on this story MONCKS CORNER, South Carolina (WYFF) — A grandmother has been charged after a 12-year-old was endangered during a jet ski incident in South Carolina. At 12:30 p.m. Tuesday, the Berkeley County Sheriff’s Office Marine Patrol, along with the BCSO Dive Team, the South Carolina Department
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Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs’ found not guilty of racketeering and sex trafficking, but convicted of lesser charges
By Adam Reiss, Erik Ortiz and Katherine Koretski, NBC News NEW YORK (NBC) — Sean “Diddy” Combs, the one-time global hip-hop titan whose federal trial unveiled harrowing testimony accusing him of sexual abuse against women and forced drug-dazed “freak offs,” was acquitted Wednesday on racketeering conspiracy and sex trafficking but found guilty of lesser charges. The jury’s verdict, delivered on the third day
Continue ReadingNew Hampshire couple safe, Canadian man dead after sailboat accident off northern Maine
By KC Downey Click here for updates on this story BAR HARBOR, Maine (WMUR) — A New Hampshire couple is safe, but a man from Nova Scotia is dead, after a sailing accident in Maine. Robert and Sandra Comeau called 911 before dawn Monday to report that they were stranded on the rocks of Isle
Continue ReadingJudge blocks Trump’s rule barring migrants at US-Mexico border from claiming asylum
By Angélica Franganillo Díaz and Priscilla Alvarez, CNN (CNN) — A federal judge blocked a Trump administration policy barring migrants who cross the US-Mexico border from seeking asylum, issuing a major blow to President Donald Trump, who has sought to seal off access to protections on the border. In a sharply worded decision issued Wednesday,
Continue ReadingUnpacking Bryan Kohberger’s guilty plea deal to avoid death penalty in Idaho student killings
CNN By Emma Tucker, CNN (CNN) — Bryan Kohberger appeared expressionless as a judge asked if he murdered four Idaho college students in their off-campus home, answering “yes” to each name called out in the courtroom Wednesday. At a change-of-plea hearing before state district Judge Steven Hippler in Boise, Idaho, the courtroom was packed with
Continue ReadingPolice: Couple arrested after videos show multiple instances of dog abuse
By Yazmin Rodriguez Click here for updates on this story MONESSEN, Pennsylvania (WTAE) — Two people from Monessen are facing serious charges after dozens of videos of alleged animal abuse surfaced this week. The two are accused of beating, torturing, and even killing dogs at their home. Three of those dogs were found alive, but
Continue ReadingFormer IHOP GM accused of stealing thousands through fake employee scheme
By Nick Matoney Click here for updates on this story HEMPFIELD TOWNSHIP, Pennsylvania (WTAE) — The former general manager of the IHOP in Hempfield Township is facing multiple charges after police said he falsified payroll records and pocketed more than $10,000. Aldo Maya Garcia, 45, of Cincinnati, Ohio, was arraigned Monday and faces a preliminary
Continue ReadingUS teen influencer detained in Antarctica while attempting solo flight to 7 continents
By Christopher Ulloa and Max Saltman, CNN (CNN) — A teenage pilot, who is attempting to fly all seven continents solo, hit a patch of rough air this weekend when Chilean authorities detained him for changing his flight plan without their permission and landing in Antarctica. Chilean prosecutors say American influencer Ethan Guo, 19, broke
Continue ReadingJudge weighs push to require ASL interpreters at White House briefings
By Molly Reinmann, CNN (CNN) — A federal judge grappled for over an hour on Wednesday with an effort to force the Trump administration to provide American Sign Language interpreters at White House press briefings. The case, brought by the National Association of the Deaf, alleges that, in failing to provide sufficient ASL interpretation, the
Continue ReadingAirplane part found in Raleigh driveway after police respond to suspicious object call
By WTVD Staff Click here for updates on this story RALEIGH, North Carolina (WTVD) — The Raleigh Police Department (RPD) has called in the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) to investigate a suspicious object. On Wednesday, around 8:30 a.m., officers responded to a 911 call on Banbury Road about a suspicious item blocking the driveway. The
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