Orca calf swims out of Canadian lagoon where it had been trapped more than a month
ZEBALLOS, British Columbia (AP) — Officials in Canada say a young killer whale that was trapped for more than a month in a lagoon on Vancouver…
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An emergency slide falls off a Delta Air Lines plane, forcing pilots to return to JFK in New York
NEW YORK (AP) — An emergency slide fell off a Delta plane that was taking off from New York, and pilots returned to the airport and landed safely.…
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St. Charles Health System, still largest Central Oregon employer by far, sees workforce grow nearly 9% in past year
Economic Development for Central Oregon (EDCO) on Thursday released its 2024 Central Oregon Largest Employers List, complete with breakouts of the…
Continue ReadingFreight train derailment, fire forces Interstate 40 closure near Arizona-New Mexico line
LUPTON, Ariz. (AP) — Authorities say a freight train derailment and fire has forced the closure of a key east-west interstate trucking route near…
Continue ReadingFEC fines ex-Congressman Rodney Davis $43,475 for campaign finance violations
By JOHN O’CONNOR AP Political Writer SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — The Federal Election Commission has fined the campaign fund of former Illinois…
Continue ReadingKansas won’t have legal medical pot or expand Medicaid for at least another year
By JOHN HANNA and SEAN MURPHY Associated Press TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas will remain among the handful of states that haven’t legalized the…
Continue ReadingPennsylvania school board reinstates talk by ‘30 Rock’ actor after canceling over his ‘lifestyle’
By Chelsea Bailey, CNN (CNN) — A school board in Pennsylvania reversed its unanimous decision to cancel a speech by former “30 Rock” actor…
Continue ReadingHarvey Weinstein due back in court, while a key witness weighs whether to testify at a retrial
By PAT EATON-ROBB Associated Press Harvey Weinstein will appear in a New York City court next week, the first step in potentially retrying the film…
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USFS says CEC to conduct power line vegetation management, fell about 140 trees along North Pine Street in Sisters
Vegetation management will begin next Wednesday, May 1 on about 3.5 miles of existing power line along Forest Service Road 2058, also known as North…
Continue ReadingPolice in Washington city issue alarm after 3 babies overdosed on fentanyl in less than a week
EVERETT, Wash. (AP) — Officials are sounding alarms after a baby died and two others apparently also overdosed in the past week in separate…
Continue ReadingOregon man sentenced to 50 years in the 1978 killing of a teenage girl in Alaska
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — An Oregon man who was convicted in the 1978 killing of a 16-year-old girl in Alaska was sentenced Friday to 50 years in…
Continue ReadingSecond paramedic involved in Elijah McClain’s death sentenced to probation, work release and community service
By Mallika Kallingal and Andi Babineau, CNN (CNN) — Jeremy Cooper, a former paramedic in Aurora, Colorado, was sentenced to four years…
Continue ReadingGuest lineups for the Sunday news shows
WASHINGTON (AP) — ABC’s “This Week” — White House national security spokesman John Kirby. ___ NBC’s “Meet the Press” — Sens.…
Continue ReadingUN investigators probe 14 Gaza aid staffers Israel had tied to Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack
By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — U.N. investigators are looking into allegations against 14 of the 19 staffers from the…
Continue ReadingMississippi police were at odds as they searched for missing man, widow says
By MICHAEL GOLDBERG Associated Press/Report for America JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The widow of a Mississippi man who was found dead says officers from…
Continue ReadingMidwest tornadoes flatten homes in Nebraska suburbs and leave trails of damage in Iowa
By JOSH FUNK, MARGERY A. BECK and HEATHER HOLLINGSWORTH Associated Press OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A tornado plowed through suburban Omaha, Nebraska, on…
Continue ReadingThey say don’t leave valuables in parked cars in San Francisco. Rep. Adam Schiff didn’t listen
By MICHAEL R. BLOOD AP Political Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — San Francisco has an unwelcome reputation for car burglaries and visitors are warned not…
Continue ReadingFormer Rep. Peter Meijer ends his longshot bid for the GOP nomination in Michigan’s Senate race
By JOEY CAPPELLETTI Associated Press LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Former Rep. Peter Meijer has withdrawn his name from a U.S. Senate race in Michigan.…
Continue ReadingThe family of Mexican serial killer’s first known victim protest at the site where bones were found
By MARCO UGARTE Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — The family and supporters of a missing woman who may have been the Mexico City serial…
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Update: ODOT again shifts sixth Bend Highway 97 blasting operation – likely the last – to next Tuesday night
The blast scheduled for this weekend along U.S. Highway 97 for the Bend North Corridor project — originally moved back a week, to May 4 — has again…
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