Why electric cars are so much heavier than regular cars
Batteries are heavy. That’s why, generally, electric cars weigh considerably more than otherwise similar gasoline-powered vehicles. Take the…
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8-yo donates hair for good cause
Click here for updates on this story CINNAMINSON, New Jersey (WPVI) — An 8-year-old boy in Cinnaminson, New Jersey…
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The Center Foundation raising funds for athletic trainer for new Caldera HS
The Center Foundation, Central Oregon’s only nonprofit dedicated to providing sports medicine services to high school students, said Monday it is…
Continue ReadingStudent killed in crash hours after attending prom
Click here for updates on this story DOYLESTOWN, Pennsylvania (WPVI) — A Bucks County, Pennsylvania teenager was killed…
Continue ReadingSan Francisco honors lives lost to AIDS with memorial quilt
Click here for updates on this story SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) — Honoring the lives lost from the HIV/AIDS epidemic, a…
Continue ReadingMan on mission to kayak to Honolulu rescued
Click here for updates on this story SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) — A Bay Area man on a solo kayak journey from Sausalito to…
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OSU-Cascades’ 20th commencement will be virtual, but with on-campus drive-thru celebration
Oregon State University–Cascades will host its 20th commencement next Sunday with both a virtual ceremony and an on-campus celebration for…
Continue ReadingResidents protest predator’s possible release into their neighborhood
Click here for updates on this story LA CRESCENTA, California (KABC) — Protesters gathered along Foothill Boulevard in…
Continue Reading‘It’s not fair,’ mom says of teen’s death after alleged torture
Click here for updates on this story POMONA, California (KABC) — A candlelight vigil was held in Pomona late Sunday…
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5 things to know for June 7: White House, coronavirus, voting, Mexico, Chicago
Simone Biles proved once again she’s the GOAT, taking home her record seventh national women’s all-around title in the lead-up to the…
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Oregon OSHA plans to repeal much of COVID-19 workplace rule, at 70 percent vaccination goal
As Oregon Gov. Kate Brown announced last week, once Oregon reaches the 70 percent vaccination threshold the state will not require masks and face…
Continue ReadingDollar doldrums are back as inflation worries heat up
Though bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies are the talk of the moment, the good old US dollar still reigns as the world’s reserve currency. But…
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Officials: Clackamas SO deputy fatally shoots suspect after chase
Authorities say a Clackamas County sheriff’s deputy shot and killed a person early Monday morning after a vehicle pursuit and short chase on foot.…
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Small prescribed burn planned Monday SW of Sunriver for firefighter training
Fuel specialists with the Deschutes National Forest will be conducting a small prescribed burn southwest of Sunriver Monday, both for the ecosystem…
Continue Reading10-year-old killed in New York City after suspect repeatedly shoots into a Queens home, NYPD says
A 10-year-old boy was shot and killed Saturday night when an unknown shooter fired numerous rounds at a home in the Far Rockaway neighborhood of…
Continue ReadingThe San Francisco Giants wore Pride colors on the field in an MLB first
The San Francisco Giants marked the beginning of LGBTQ Pride Month with a special, subtle new uniform. In their game Saturday against the Chicago…
Continue ReadingThe Atlantic staffers announce intention to unionize
In a 1916 issue of The Atlantic Monthly, John D. Rockefeller Jr. wrote about workers’ right to organize. More than 100 years later, the…
Continue ReadingElon Musk cancels the 500-mile range version of Tesla’s Model S
Elon Musk is pulling the plug on his promised Tesla Model S Plaid+ super car about a year before it was expected to go on sale. Tesla still plans a…
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Cooler temperatures, calmer winds slow growth of 4,000-acre wildfire in NE Oregon
Cooler temperatures and moderate winds Sunday slowed the growth of the Joseph Canyon Fire in northeast Oregon, estimated at 4,000 acres with no…
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Supreme Court rules against immigrants in temporary status seeking green cards
The Supreme Court held on Monday that the government can block non-citizens who are in the US under a program that temporarily protects them from…
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