Judge rejects bid to allow guns at Minnesota State Fair
By STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A judge has rejected a request by a gun owners group for a temporary injunction to require…
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Judge rejects bid to allow guns at Minnesota State Fair
By STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A judge has rejected a request by a gun owners group for a temporary injunction to require…
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Secretary of state audit: Developmental disabilities agency has improved, but more work needed
An audit released Wednesday by the Oregon Secretary of State’s Audits Division finds the Office of Developmental Disabilities Services within the…
Continue ReadingSenators announce $22 million to protect Oregon senior living facilities from COVID-19
– Sens. Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden, D-Ore., announced Wednesday that over $22 million has been allocated to the state of Oregon in an effort to…
Continue ReadingMore Virginia sites set to welcome Afghan immigrant influx
By SARAH RANKIN Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam’s administration has received notification that the Department…
Continue ReadingTech exec sentenced to 2 years for $1.8 million COVID fraud
SEATTLE (AP) — A Washington state tech executive has been sentenced to two years in prison after fraudulently obtaining nearly $1.8 million in…
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Oregon reports 20 more COVID-19 related deaths, Crook County’s 30th; 2,777 cases, 1,080 hospitalizations
There are 20 new COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon, including Crook County’s 30th death, raising the state’s death toll to 3,086, the Oregon…
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BLM plans emergency helicopter roundup of 220 horses in drought-hit Harney County
The Bureau of Land Management’s Burns District announced Wednesday it plans to conduct an emergency helicopter gather of about 220 wild horses on…
Continue ReadingTexas governor issues order banning local vaccine mandates
By TERRY WALLACE Associated Press Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has issued an executive order banning any state or local mandates requiring people to be…
Continue ReadingAlaska mayor promotes debunked treatment for COVID-19
KENAI, Alaska (AP) — The mayor of a borough in Alaska, who says he is not a medical professional, has promoted a debunked treatment for COVID-19.…
Continue ReadingLawyers allied with Trump penalized over Michigan lawsuit
By ED WHITE Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — Nine lawyers allied with former President Donald Trump face financial penalties and other sanctions in…
Continue ReadingEXPLAINER: What’s next for the ‘Remain in Mexico’ policy?
By ANITA SNOW and AMY TAXIN Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — The Supreme Court has ordered the reinstatement of the “Remain in Mexico”…
Continue ReadingAP sources: Jailed ex-officer in murder plot beaten to death
By MICHAEL BALSAMO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A former Bureau of Prisons officer who was serving time behind bars has been beaten to death…
Continue ReadingFBI searches Detroit City Hall, 2 council members’ homes
DETROIT (AP) — FBI agents have searched offices at Detroit City Hall and the homes of two City Council members. The searches Wednesday come a few…
Continue ReadingLine 3 opponents descend on Minnesota Capitol to seek a stop
By MOHAMED IBRAHIM Associated Press/Report for America ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Protesters descended upon the Minnesota State Capitol to rally…
Continue ReadingWitness: R. Kelly made victims write fake blackmail letters
By TOM HAYS Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A woman has testified that R&B hitmaker R. Kelly’s forced her and his other girlfriends to write…
Continue ReadingGuilty plea, 15-year sentence for Louisiana investment scam
SHREVEPORT, La. (AP) — Federal authorities say a northwest Louisiana man has pleaded guilty to wire fraud and accepted a 15-year prison sentence in…
Continue ReadingGuilty plea, 15-year sentence for Louisiana investment scam
SHREVEPORT, La. (AP) — Federal authorities say a northwest Louisiana man has pleaded guilty to wire fraud and accepted a 15-year prison sentence in…
Continue ReadingAppeals court rejects case accusing NYU Law Review of bias
NEW YORK (AP) — A federal appeals court says a Texas group has no standing to claim that New York University illegally gives preference to women…
Continue ReadingSpain judge nixes backup site for disputed Hawaii telescope
By ARITZ PARRA Associated Press MADRID (AP) — A judicial decision from Spain has put a halt on an alternative plan to build a giant telescope in…
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