EXPLAINER: Details of the final version of Texas voting bill
By ACACIA CORONADO and NICHOLAS RICCARDI Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott says he will sign sweeping changes to the…
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Afghanistan, Hurricane Ida coverage gripped TV viewers
By LYNN ELBER AP Television Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — The U.S. evacuation from Afghanistan and fearsome Hurricane Ida drew viewers to cable…
Continue ReadingAfghanistan, Hurricane Ida coverage gripped TV viewers
By LYNN ELBER AP Television Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — The U.S. evacuation from Afghanistan and fearsome Hurricane Ida drew viewers to cable…
Continue ReadingTexas school system closes after 2 teachers die of COVID-19
WACO, Texas (AP) — A Central Texas school district is closing its schools after two teachers died last week of COVID-19. Connally Independent…
Continue ReadingGrand jury clears Texas officer who fatally shot Black man
By JUAN A. LOZANO Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — A grand jury has declined to indict a Texas police officer in the death of a Black man who was…
Continue ReadingFormer Navy officer pleads guilty in wide-spanning scandal
Associated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) — A retired Naval officer admitted in federal court in San Diego to sending a Malaysian defense contractor…
Continue ReadingTimbers’ Eryk Williamson out for season after knee injury
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Portland Timbers midfielder Eryk Williamson is out for the season because of a left knee injury that will require surgery.…
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Traffic alert: U.S. Highway 20 to close east of Sweet Home for 3 days for slide repair project
U.S. Highway 20 east of Sweet Home (mileposts 54-57) will be closed to thru traffic for three full days next week, Wednesday-Friday Sept. 8-10 so…
Continue ReadingA Lake Tahoe resident played the violin as his family sat at standstill in Caldor Fire evacuation traffic
By Lauren M. Johnson, CNN An artist from Lake Tahoe played music while on the road to put the anxiety of evacuating from the Caldor Fire behind him,…
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Bend Fire & Rescue plans back-to-school drive-thru event, providing supplies, info
On Sunday, Sept. 5, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., Bend Fire and Rescue will host a back-to-school drive-through event at the North Fire Station, 63377…
Continue ReadingSurviving 9/11 was ‘just the first piece of the journey’
By JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Nearly 3,000 people were killed in the 9/11 terror attacks. Yet an estimated 33,000 or more…
Continue Reading15 people face charges in connection to a conspiracy with fake Covid-19 vaccine cards, DA says
By Kristina Sgueglia, CNN Fifteen people are facing charges connected to a fake Covid-19 vaccination card conspiracy involving the sale of forged…
Continue ReadingThe laughing patterns of human infants match those of another species, a new study finds
By Megan Marples, CNN Laughter transcends all languages — and now scientists know this spontaneous response is universal across some primate…
Continue ReadingNon-fan of R. Kelly describes still falling prey to him
NEW YORK (AP) — A woman who wasn’t a fan of R. Kelly says she ended up getting exposed to a sexually transmitted disease after he enticed her to…
Continue ReadingZenith oil terminal fined by state for ‘flagrant’ conduct
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Oregon regulators have fined a crude oil storage company nearly $25,000, saying it performed months of construction work…
Continue ReadingHeading to Oregon for college football? You’ll need a mask
By ANNE M. PETERSON AP Sports Writer EUGENE, Ore. (AP) — Fans returning to stadiums for the start of the Pac-12 football season will find a…
Continue ReadingTwo Florida counties stick with mask mandates despite financial penalties
By Leyla Santiago and Sara Weisfeldt, CNN Broward and Alachua counties in Florida are moving forward with mask mandates for their public school…
Continue ReadingCouple dead at Hawaii assisted living center; note found
By JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — An elderly man and woman died of gunshot wounds at a Honolulu assisted living center.…
Continue ReadingGospel singer Lee Williams of The Spiritual QC’s dies at 75
TUPELO, Miss. (AP) — Gospel music artist Lee Williams, the leader and founder of The Spiritual QC’s, has died. He was 75. Williams’ death was…
Continue ReadingTulane University relocating students to Houston due to power outages
By Ryan Young, Hannah Sarisohn and Steve Almasy, CNN Two Chicago-area freshmen, Lilly and McKenna, were on the Tulane campus for just a week when…
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