Pac-12 gets football season off to a shaky start
By JOHN MARSHALL AP Sports Writer The Pac-12 opened the season with five ranked teams and was expected to have a competitive race to the conference…
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South Dakota governor orders restrictions on abortion meds
By STEPHEN GROVES Associated Press SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem has issued an executive order to restrict access to…
Continue ReadingTrudeau hit by gravel, says it won’t stop how he campaigns
By ROB GILLIES Associated Press TORONTO (AP) — Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he won’t alter how he campaigns after he and others…
Continue ReadingCosby accuser after his release: ‘It was worth it’
By Kristina Sgueglia, CNN Andrea Constand, the woman whose accusations led to Bill Cosby’s indecent assault conviction, said Tuesday she was…
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COCC, Jefferson County, NeighborImpact partner on COVID-19 vaccine clinic
Central Oregon Community College and Jefferson County Public Health, together with NeighborImpact, are bringing a free COVID-19 vaccination clinic to…
Continue ReadingAfter Ida deaths, Louisiana revokes nursing home licenses
By MELINDA DESLATTE Associated Press BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana health officials are revoking the licenses of seven nursing homes that were…
Continue ReadingDead climber on Wyoming mountain identified as Japanese man
MOOSE, Wyo. (AP) — The National Park Service has identified a climber who died in northwestern Wyoming as a Japanese national who worked in…
Continue ReadingPolice: Sheriff’s deputy shoots, kills man who pointed gun
SPRINGFIELD, Ore. (AP) — Authorities say a deputy from the Lane County Sheriff’s Office shot and killed a 59-year-old man after officers…
Continue ReadingCape Verde court OKs extradition to US of Venezuelan ally
By JOSHUA GOODMAN and BARRY HATTON Associated Press MIAMI (AP) — A court in Cape Verde has ruled that a businessman close to Venezuelan President…
Continue ReadingGovernment shelling of northwestern city in Syria kills 4
BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian opposition activists say government shelling of rebel-held areas in northwestern Syria has killed four people, including a…
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Crime Stoppers: Madras PD release security photo, seek tips to find truck stop theft suspect
Police released a security-camera image Tuesday as they seek help from the public in identifying and locating a recent theft suspect who they say…
Continue ReadingPressure mounts on UK to delay UN climate talks as delegates complain of vaccine gap
By Angela Dewan, CNN The president of the UN climate change conference COP26 insisted Tuesday that the event scheduled for November in Glasgow…
Continue ReadingFord hires exec formerly in charge of Apple’s car project
NEW YORK (AP) — Ford Motor Co. has hired a former Apple and Tesla executive to be the company’s head of advanced technology and new embedded…
Continue ReadingCapitol rioter from Idaho pleads guilty to assaulting police
BOISE, Idaho. (AP) — An Idaho man charged with assaulting police in the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol has pleaded guilty. The Idaho Statesman…
Continue ReadingUkraine spies tried to ensnare alleged Russian war criminals with a fake website, promises of riches and an international sting
EXCLUSIVE by Matthew Chance and Zahra Ullah, CNN Security forces shattered the early morning calm of the lakeside Soviet-era resort outside the…
Continue ReadingEfforts grow to stamp out use of parasite drug for COVID-19
By MATTHEW PERRONE AP Health Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Health experts and medical groups are pushing to stamp out the growing use of a decades-old…
Continue ReadingAfter Ida deaths, Louisiana revokes nursing home licenses
By MELINDA DESLATTE Associated Press BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana health officials are revoking the licenses of seven nursing homes that were…
Continue ReadingFrom election to COVID, 9/11 conspiracies cast a long shadow
By DAVID KLEPPER Associated Press While the Sept. 11 attacks united much of America in grief and anger, conspiracy theories about what happened that…
Continue ReadingThey were some of 9/11’s biggest names. Where are they now?
By JERRY SCHWARTZ Associated Press Rudolph Giuliani was a hero before he was a punchline. Lisa Beamer was a wife and mother before she became a…
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Bend-area man charged with harassing woman online, seeking to lure ‘teen’ who was officer
A 36-year-old Bend-area man accused of harassing and sending unsolicited nude photos to a Bend woman in recent weeks was arrested Sunday night after…
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