Jussie Smollett attorneys cannot call prosecutor to testify
CHICAGO (AP) — A judge has ruled that Jussie Smollett’s attorneys cannot call as a witness the Chicago prosecutor whose office dropped initial…
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Sisters Farmers Market offers SNAP, locally sourced food to those in need
A partnership between Sisters Farmers Market, Seed to Table Oregon and the Roundhouse Foundation is putting fresh food on the table for folks wanting…
Continue ReadingMusic industry weighs vaccine mandates, but politics collide
By KRISTIN M. HALL AP Entertainment Writer NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — The music industry is moving toward vaccine mandates for concertgoers, but local…
Continue ReadingFormer postal clerk pleads guilty in ID theft scheme
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — A former Florida postal clerk has pleaded guilty to stealing mail and passport applications as part of an identify theft scheme.…
Continue Reading$300M Tyson investment to bring 376 more jobs to Virginia
DANVILLE, Va. (AP) — Officials say Arkansas-based Tyson Foods will invest $300 million to establish a manufacturing facility in Virginia’s…
Continue ReadingMother sues TSA over request to strip search her transgender teen
By Melissa Alonso and Rebekah Riess, CNN A North Carolina mother is suing the Transportation Security Administration and an agency supervisor for a…
Continue ReadingDetroit changing towing rules after corruption probes
By COREY WILLIAMS Associated Press Officials in Detroit are looking at making continued changes to city towing rules after several federal corruption…
Continue ReadingTigray forces in Ethiopia support ‘negotiated end’ to war
By CARA ANNA Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — The leader of Tigray forces in Ethiopia has expressed the commitment to a “negotiated end”…
Continue ReadingMaine museum to host large chunk of Mars rock
BETHEL, Maine (AP) — A Maine museum will play host to a chunk of rock it said is the largest intact Mars rock on Earth. The Maine Mineral & Gem…
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Sisters Folk Festival finalizes lineup, updates COVID-19 safety policy, requires vaccine proof
The Sisters Folk Festival said Thursday it has finalized its lineup for the 24th annual roots music festival, scheduled for Oct. 1-3 throughout…
Continue ReadingSalesforce, Williams-Sonoma rise; Dollar Tree, Smucker fall
The Associated Press Stocks that traded heavily or had substantial price changes Thursday: Salesforce, Williams-Sonoma rise; Dollar Tree, Smucker…
Continue ReadingHow major US stock indexes fared Thursday
The Associated Press Wall Street indexes closed lower Thursday following suicide attacks at the Kabul airport in Afghanistan that killed at least 12…
Continue ReadingCalifornia Supreme Court upholds death penalty rules
By DON THOMPSON Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California’s top court has rejected an attempt to make it harder to impose the death…
Continue ReadingStanding pat: Pac-12 decides it will not explore expansion
By RALPH D. RUSSO AP College Football Writer The Pac-12 says it will stand pat with its membership and not look to add schools to the 12-team…
Continue ReadingSchool board to pay ACLU’s legal costs over bathroom lawsuit
By BEN FINLEY Associated Press NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — A school board in Virginia has agreed to pay $1.3 million in legal costs to the American Civil…
Continue ReadingAnti-parasite drug’s use at Arkansas jail sparks probe
By ANDREW DeMILLO Associated Press LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — The Arkansas Medical Board has opened an investigation following reports that inmates…
Continue ReadingAward-winning Civil War historian Stephen Oates dies at 85
AMHERST, Mass. (AP) — Stephen Oates has died after a life that saw him become an award-winning Civil War historian who wrote biographies of Abraham…
Continue ReadingNearly 90 Northeast organic dairy farms to lose their market
By LISA RATHKE Associated Press Vermont’s agriculture secretary says 89 organic dairy farms in the Northeast will lose their contracts with an…
Continue ReadingNearly 90 Northeast organic dairy farms to lose their market
By LISA RATHKE Associated Press Vermont’s agriculture secretary says 89 organic dairy farms in the Northeast will lose their contracts with an…
Continue ReadingLawsuit over Florida school mask mandates now before judge
By TERRY SPENCER Associated Press FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — The attorney for parents suing to overturn the governor’s executive order…
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