Mid Oregon Credit Union members raise over $5,900 for youth literacy
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ)– Mid Oregon Credit Union’s inaugural SMART Reading fundraiser raised more than $5,900, with 100 percent of the funds staying in…
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Maui to hire expert to evaluate county’s response to deadly wildfire
Associated Press WAILUKU, Hawaii (AP) — Maui officials say they will hire an outside expert to analyze how the county’s emergency management…
Continue ReadingAirman shot by deputy doted on little sister and aimed to buy mom a house, family says
By STEPHEN SMITH and SUDHIN THANAWALA Associated Press FORT WALTON BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Just two days before a sheriff’s deputy in Florida shot…
Continue ReadingSaints sign their top draft choice, offensive tackle Taliese Fuaga
METAIRIE, La. (AP) — The New Orleans Saints have signed their first-round draft choice, tackle Taliese Fuaga, to a four-year contract. The club…
Continue ReadingMan paralyzed after being hit with a Taser while running from police in Colorado sues officer
By COLLEEN SLEVIN Associated Press DENVER (AP) — A man who says he was paralyzed after being hit with a Taser while running from police in Colorado…
Continue Reading1 lawmaker stops South Carolina health care consolidation bill that had overwhelming support
By JEFFREY COLLINS Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A bill that would have consolidated six South Carolina heath care agencies and was…
Continue ReadingMan who attacked 3 NYPD officers with machete on New Year’s Eve 2022 sentenced to 27 years in prison
By Rob Frehse, CNN (CNN) — The man who attacked three New York City police officers with a machete on New Year’s Eve in 2022 has been…
Continue ReadingTrump is limited in what he can say about his court case. His GOP allies are showing up to help
By ADRIANA GOMEZ LICON Associated Press Former President Donald Trump is limited in what he can publicly say as he fights charges that he made…
Continue ReadingAppeals court sides with Catholic school that fired gay teacher for plans to marry his partner
By Chandelis Duster, and Meron Moges-Gerbi, CNN (CNN) — A federal appeals court on Wednesday sided with a Catholic high school that fired a…
Continue ReadingNew analysis of Beethoven’s hair reveals possible cause of mysterious ailments, scientists say
By Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — High levels of lead detected in authenticated locks of Ludwig van Beethoven’s hair suggest that the…
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Burglary, theft in remote Crook County lead to pair of Juniper Acres raids, stolen vehicles and items, one arrest
PRINEVILLE, Ore. (KTVZ) – A recently reported burglary and theft in a remote area of Crook County led to the discovery of stolen vehicles and other…
Continue ReadingVirginia judge to decide whether state law considers embryos as property
By MATTHEW BARAKAT Associated Press FAIRFAX, Va. (AP) — A judge must decide whether Virginia law allows frozen embryos to be considered property…
Continue Reading2 skiers killed after being caught in Utah avalanche following late spring snowstorms, sheriff says
By RICK BOWMER and AMY BETH HANSON Associated Press SANDY, Utah (AP) — Two backcountry skiers were killed and one was rescued after they were swept…
Continue ReadingGuyana says it gave permission for the US military to fly 2 powerful jets over the capital
GEORGETOWN, Guyana (AP) — Guyana’s government says it gave permission for the U.S. military to fly two powerful F/A-18F Super Hornet jets over…
Continue ReadingChinese billionaire gets time served, leaves country after New York, Rhode Island straw donor scheme
By DAVE COLLINS Associated Press A Chinese billionaire has been sentenced to time served in connection with a scheme to funnel illegal straw…
Continue ReadingInside Biden’s decision to go public with his ultimatum to Israel over Rafah
By Kevin Liptak, MJ Lee and Kayla Tausche, CNN Washington (CNN) — President Joe Biden’s decision this week to make public his ultimatum that…
Continue ReadingAfter Weinstein’s case was overturned, New York considers strengthening sex crime prosecutions
By ANTHONY IZAGUIRRE Associated Press ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York lawmakers want to change the legal standard Harvey Weinstein used to get his…
Continue ReadingKilling of an airman by Florida deputy is among cases of Black people being shot in their homes
Associated Press The fatal shooting of a U.S. Air Force airman at his off-base apartment by a Florida sheriff’s deputy brings to mind other…
Continue ReadingSalad chain says a cleaner farming method will offset adding steak to its menu. What is it?
By ALEXA ST. JOHN Associated Press The announcement of Sweetgreen salad chain that it’s adding beef to its menu led to strong reactions online,…
Continue ReadingCatholic church is stonewalling sex abuse investigation, Washington attorney general says
By GENE JOHNSON Associated Press SEATTLE (AP) — The Catholic church is refusing to cooperate with a Washington state investigation into whether it…
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