Donated SE Redmond house set ablaze, over and over – to train firefighters
Redmond firefighters, new and veteran got valuable live-fire training Tuesday on a donated house on SE Jackson…
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4 million people face ‘acute food insecurity’ in troubled Haiti, says UN food agency official
By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. food agency’s director in Haiti says that 4 million people face “acute food…
Continue ReadingDallas Seavey wins 6th Iditarod championship, most ever in the world’s most famous sled dog race
By MARK THIESSEN Associated Press ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — Dallas Seavey has made Iditarod history. Seavey won the world’s most famous sled dog…
Continue ReadingRobert F. Kennedy Jr. is considering Aaron Rodgers or Jesse Ventura for a 2024 running mate
By JONATHAN J. COOPER Associated Press Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is having conversations with vice presidential candidates as he gets closer to…
Continue ReadingBoeing promises changes after getting poor grades in a government audit of manufacturing quality
By DAVID KOENIG AP Airlines Writer Responding to a U.S. government audit, Boeing said Tuesday that it would work with employees found to have…
Continue ReadingIn Vietnam’s Mekong Delta, the lure of moving to the city grows even stronger amid climate shocks
By ANIRUDDHA GHOSAL Associated Press CAN THO, Vietnam (AP) — Dao Bao Tran and her brother Do Hoang Trung, 11-year-old twins growing up on a rickety…
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‘A bit surprising’ results: OSU Cascades FORCE lab study raises alert for young runners’ shift to minimal shoes, barefoot
An abrupt switch to minimal shoes or barefoot running can put youth at greater risk for injury, according to a new study from researchers at Oregon…
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‘It’s a good bill’: Deschutes DA Gunnels, drug treatment center weigh in on expected impacts from Measure 110 fixes
t was touted as a big win from the legislative short session – fixes made to Oregon’s much-criticized and debated drug decriminalization and…
Continue ReadingThere were ‘people flying’: Passengers recall mid-air drop of LATAM Airlines flight
By Cristopher Ulloa and Marlon Sorto, CNN (CNN) — Chilean aviation authorities are on their way to New Zealand to investigate the LATAM…
Continue ReadingMissing Washington state woman found dead in Mexico; man described as suspect arrested
SEATTLE (AP) — A 54-year-old suburban Seattle woman who had been missing for two weeks was found dead in Mexico, and a man described as a suspect…
Continue ReadingStaff at a Virginia wildlife center pretend to be red foxes as they care for an orphaned kit
By DENISE LAVOIE and LEA SKENE Associated Press RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Employees of the Richmond Wildlife Center in Virginia are doing their best to…
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Dallas, Oregon man killed on Highway 58 when semi-truck’s trailer slides into oncoming lane
OAKRIDGE, Ore. (KTVZ) — A Dallas, Oregon man was killed Monday night in a crash on state Highway 58 near Odell Lake when a semi-truck’s trailer…
Continue ReadingHow Trump secured the delegates for the 2024 Republican presidential nomination
By ROBERT YOON and MAYA SWEEDLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Former President Donald Trump’ s third consecutive stint as the presumptive…
Continue ReadingHow Biden won enough delegates for another Democratic presidential nomination
By ROBERT YOON and MAYA SWEEDLER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden’s path to unofficially clinching the Democratic…
Continue ReadingDelete a background? Easy. Smooth out a face? Seamless. Digital photo manipulation is now mainstream
By DEEPTI HAJELA Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — It’s been a common refrain when seeking proof that someone’s story or some event…
Continue ReadingGhislaine Maxwell’s lawyer tell appeals judges that Jeffrey Epstein’s Florida plea deal protects her
By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Ghislaine Maxwell’s lawyer has asked a federal appeals court to toss out her sex…
Continue ReadingBrooklyn pastor ‘Bling Bishop’ found guilty of spending $90,000 of his parishioner’s savings on luxury goods
By Nic F. Anderson and Brammhi Balarajan, CNN (CNN) — A flashy, jewelry-wearing Brooklyn pastor was convicted Monday in federal court of using…
Continue ReadingPresident Joe Biden has won enough delegates to clinch the 2024 Democratic nomination
By ZEKE MILLER AP White House Correspondent WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden, who took office aiming to steady a nation convulsed by the…
Continue ReadingNebraska governor approves regulations to allow gender-affirming care for minors
By MARGERY A. BECK Associated Press LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen has approved regulations tied to a new Nebraska law restricting…
Continue ReadingTexas parental consent law for teen contraception doesn’t run afoul of federal program, court says
By KEVIN McGILL Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A federal appeals court says a Texas law requiring that minors have parental permission to get…
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