Chara, Mora score, Timbers beat Dynamo 2-0
HOUSTON (AP) — Yimmi Chará and Felipe Mora each scored and the Portland Timbers beat the Houston Dynamo 2-0 on Friday night. Portland extended…
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Oregon reports 24 more COVID-19 related deaths, 2,379 new cases, 1,172 hospitalizations
There are 24 new COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon, raising the state’s death toll to 3,272, the Oregon Health Authority reported…
Continue ReadingJudge shields Texas clinics from anti-abortion group’s suits
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A state judge has shielded, for now, Texas abortion clinics from lawsuits by an anti-abortion group under a new state abortion…
Continue ReadingProsecutor: Backpage managers knew site had prostitution ads
By JONATHAN J. COOPER Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Prosecutors say the founders and managers of the lucrative classified site Backpage.com knew…
Continue ReadingExtremist was released from New Zealand jail despite fears
By NICK PERRY Associated Press WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Court documents have identified 32-year-old Ahamed Samsudeen as the extremist who was…
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Some Bend-La Pine parents consider pulling kids out of schools over outdoor lunch plans
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Bend-La Pine classrooms will soon be full, as students return to school next week. Many students will be eating lunch outside,…
Continue ReadingOscar De La Hoya hospitalized with Covid-19 days before his return to the boxing ring
By Kevin Dotson and Steve Almasy, CNN Hall of Fame boxer Oscar De La Hoya has been hospitalized with Covid-19, according to social media posts from…
Continue ReadingBaby whale unwell, rule issued to keep boaters away
SEATTLE (AP) — The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife has issued an emergency rule ordering commercial whale watch tours to stay farther…
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Knopp not confident lawmakers will agree on redistricting maps
With Oregon getting an additional, sixth congressional seat based on population growth, Republican and Democratic state lawmakers on Friday presented…
Continue ReadingRising numbers of Ecuadorians hurt by pandemic head to US
By CLAUDIA TORRENS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — An extraordinary number of Ecuadorians has been coming to the United States — often to New…
Continue ReadingLaMarcus Aldridge comes out of retirement to rejoin Nets
NEW YORK (AP) — LaMarcus Aldridge has rejoined the Brooklyn Nets, five months after having to retire because of an irregular heartbeat. Aldridge…
Continue ReadingJesse Jackson’s wife headed home from hospital after COVID
CHICAGO (AP) — The Rev. Jesse Jackson’s wife will be released from a Chicago hospital where she has been treated for COVID-19. A statement Friday…
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Oregon DEQ extends C.O. air quality advisory through Labor Day weekend as smoke lingers
The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality and Lane Regional Air Protection Agency extended an air quality advisory Friday for Southern and…
Continue ReadingGuest lineups for the Sunday news shows
WASHINGTON (AP) — Guest lineups for the Sunday news…
Continue ReadingVirus pushes some California hospitals near ICU capacity
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Hospitals in the heart of California’s Central Valley are running out of beds in their intensive care units because…
Continue ReadingAnti-mask protests force 3 schools into lockdown
VANCOUVER, Wash. (AP) — Three schools in Vancouver, Washington, were placed in lockdown Friday after anti-mask protesters tried to access school…
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City of Bend road and traffic report for week of Sept. 6-12
Here is the city of Bend’s road and traffic report for the week of Sept.…
Continue ReadingUN chief: mercenaries and foreign fighters must leave Libya
By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The United Nations chief is again urging countries to withdraw all foreign fighters and…
Continue ReadingIda evacuee’s thought: ‘How am I going to get out of this?’
By WAYNE PARRY and MIKE CATALINI Associated Press MANVILLE, N.J. (AP) — Storm evacuees in Manville, a central New Jersey town along the…
Continue ReadingLyft, Uber to cover fees for drivers sued under Texas law
NEW YORK (AP) — Ride-hailing companies Uber and Lyft say they will cover the legal fees of any driver who is sued under the new law prohibiting…
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