Oregon Lottery warns of jackpot scams in wake of record $1.3 billion Powerball win
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) – Following news of the $1.3 billion Powerball win in Portland this April, Oregon Lottery is urging the public to beware of…
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New Mexico to stand in for California as McConaughey stars in film about a 2018 deadly wildfire
By SUSAN MONTOYA BRYAN Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico is standing in for California in a new film as Jamie Lee Curtis’…
Continue ReadingOhio adult-use marijuana sales approved as part of 2023 ballot measure could begin by mid-June
By JULIE CARR SMYTH Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Recreational marijuana could be available for sale in Ohio by mid-June. That’s…
Continue ReadingBiden blocks Chinese-backed crypto mining firm from land ownership near Wyoming missile base
By FATIMA HUSSEIN and ZEKE MILLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Monday issued an order blocking a Chinese-backed…
Continue ReadingProposed Minnesota Equal Rights Amendment draws rival crowds to Capitol for crucial votes
By STEVE KARNOWSKI and TRISHA AHMED Associated Press ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Impassioned supporters and opponents of a far-reaching Equal Rights…
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Oregon City woman killed, husband injured in motorcycle crash on Highway 207 north of Mitchell
MITCHELL, Ore. (KTVZ) – An Oregon City woman was killed and her husband was injured Saturday afternoon in a motorcycle crash on state Highway 207…
Continue ReadingWisconsin Senate plans to vote on overriding Evers veto of PFAS funding, other bills
By SCOTT BAUER Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Republicans say the Wisconsin Senate will be voting to override the Democratic governor’s…
Continue ReadingRoku will stream weekly MLB game on Sundays. Viewers won’t need one of the service’s devices
By The Associated Press Roku will carry Major League Baseball games on Sundays beginning this week. Viewers will be able to watch for free and not be…
Continue ReadingQuestions and grief linger at the apartment door where a deputy killed a US airman
By TARA COPP Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — At the apartment door where a Florida deputy shot and killed Senior Airman Roger Fortson, a small…
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Prescribed burns planned Tuesday west of Camp Sherman, south of Crescent
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) – The Sisters and Crescent Ranger Districts plan to implement prescribed burning west of Camp Sherman and south of Crescent on…
Continue ReadingUS energy panel approves rule to expand transmission of renewable power
By MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal energy regulators have approved a rule to expand the amount of renewable energy such as…
Continue ReadingAbuse victim advocates pushing Missouri AG to investigate Christian boarding schools
By JIM SALTER Associated Press ST. LOUIS (AP) — Advocates for victims of abuse at Missouri boarding schools are urging the state’s attorney…
Continue ReadingIn a city cut off from the world, guns and drugs keep flowing
By Caitlin Stephen Hu, David Culver and Evelio Contreras, CNN Port-au-Prince (CNN) — On the rare days that the hills surrounding Port-au-Prince…
Continue ReadingTruck driver accused of intentionally killing Utah officer had been holding a woman against her will
By HANNAH SCHOENBAUM Associated Press A truck driver accused of intentionally killing a police officer during a traffic stop on a Utah highway had…
Continue ReadingNazi flag-bearing man who crashed a truck into barriers near the White House pleads guilty to felony
By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN Associated Press A Missouri man who crashed a rental truck into White House barriers and showed a Nazi flag before his arrest…
Continue ReadingCollege baseball notebook: Sooners’ regular-season conference title is their first since 1995
By ERIC OLSON AP Sports Writer For a program with such a proud history, it seems almost unfathomable Oklahoma hadn’t won a regular-season…
Continue ReadingBelfast judge says parts of the UK’s migrant deportation law shouldn’t apply to Northern Ireland
By BRIAN MELLEY Associated Press LONDON (AP) — A Belfast judge says that the United Kingdom’s law to deport asylum-seekers shouldn’t…
Continue ReadingJustice Department to seek tougher sentences for AI-fueled election crimes
By Sean Lyngaas, CNN (CNN) — Federal prosecutors will pursue tougher sentences in cases in which artificial intelligence is used to commit an…
Continue Reading‘Judge Judy’ Sheindlin sues for defamation over National Enquirer, InTouch Weekly stories
NEW YORK (AP) — “Judge Judy” Sheindlin sued the parent company of the National Enquirer and InTouch Weekly on Monday for a story that she said…
Continue ReadingThe EU is angry that Eurovision banned the EU flag from the song contest and wants to know why
By RAF CASERT Associated Press BRUSSELS (AP) — The European Union’s executive will demand explanations from Eurovision song contest organizers…
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