Trial in Ahmaud Arbery slaying set by judge for February
By RUSS BYNUM Associated Press SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — A federal judge has scheduled a trial in early 2022 for three Georgia men charged with hate…
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Body found at Grand Canyon believed to be Hungarian man
GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK, Ariz. (AP) — Authorities say a body found at the Grand Canyon is believed to be a Hungarian man who was reported…
Continue ReadingTahoe, Reno areas have worst air quality in country due to smoke, raising concerns about a Covid surge
By Rachel Ramirez, CNN The air around Lake Tahoe in California and Reno, Nevada, is thick with brown smoke this week, and the region is experiencing…
Continue ReadingIran Parliament approves most of new president’s ministers
By AMIR VAHDAT Associated Press TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — State TV reports that Iran’s hard-liner dominated Parliament has voted to approve the…
Continue ReadingPierce Co. worries about firefighter exodus over vax mandate
TACOMA, Wash. (AP) — Fire chiefs and union leaders in Pierce County, Washington, say about 30 percent of their departments or membership have yet…
Continue ReadingLawsuit argues Iowa’s unemployment benefit cuts are illegal
By RYAN J. FOLEY Associated Press IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — A proposed class-action lawsuit claims that Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds’ decision to end…
Continue ReadingCourt upholds death sentence for church shooter Dylann Roof
By MEG KINNARD and DENISE LAVOIE Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A federal appeals court has upheld the conviction and death sentence of a…
Continue ReadingOregon to mandate masks outdoors in many public settings
By Andy Rose and Jason Hanna, CNN Oregon will soon require people to wear masks outdoors in public settings where physical distancing isn’t…
Continue ReadingOregon to mandate masks outdoors in many public settings
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Continue ReadingProsecutor: South Dakota AG to take plea deal in fatal crash
By STEPHEN GROVES Associated Press PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — A prosecutor says South Dakota Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg will avoid a trial and take…
Continue ReadingParents recall agonizing moments before their 7-month-old twins were killed in Tennessee flooding
CNN By Jason Hanna, CNN The nightmare was only beginning for Matthew Rigney and his partner, Danielle Hall, when floodwaters swept her away from him…
Continue ReadingRittenhouse lawyer: Defense donors none of state’s business
KENOSHA, Wis. (AP) — An attorney for the Illinois teen accused of killing two men and wounding a third during a protest in Wisconsin last summer…
Continue ReadingThe Charlotte Observer names first Black executive editor
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Rana Cash, executive editor of the Savannah Morning News in Georgia, has been named to the same position at The Charlotte…
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‘Local Plastic’ recycles C.O. craft beer’s single-use plastics into new products
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — With 22 breweries in Central Oregon, there’s no shortage of options when it comes to craft beer. But with all that beer comes…
Continue ReadingPork snacks recalled in UK after link to salmonella cases
LONDON (AP) — Several types of crispy pork snacks have been pulled from sale in Britain after almost 180 people became ill with suspected…
Continue ReadingOld Alabama fossil plant’s smokestacks toppled by dynamite
TUSCUMBIA, Ala. (AP) — Workers have used dynamite to demolish six smokestacks at a decommissioned power plant in Alabama. The implosion took place…
Continue ReadingAfghan under watch in France convicted for trip into town
PARIS (AP) — A French court has handed a 10-month suspended prison sentence to an Afghan evacuee who failed to respect restrictions placed on him…
Continue ReadingHouse panel probing 1/6 riot seeks host of Trump-era records
By COLLEEN LONG and MICHAEL BALSAMO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The House committee investigating the January insurrection at the U.S.…
Continue ReadingPfizer seeking FDA OK for COVID-19 vaccine booster dose
By TOM MURPHY AP Health Writer Pfizer is seeking U.S. approval of a booster dose of its two-shot COVID-19 vaccine. The drugmaker announced Wednesday…
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City of Bend: ‘Septic to Sewer’ conversion program on time, within budget
Several Bend neighborhoods have successfully connected to public sewer through the Septic to Sewer Conversion Program, which allows people to…
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