Bend father and son, 11, make it to the top of Africa’s Mount Kilimanjaro
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Philip Sangue of Bend and his 11-year-old son, Jayden, were feeling on top of the world recently when they climbed to the top of…
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80 years ago, a racist mob destroyed Opal Lee’s home. Now, the ‘Grandmother of Juneteenth’ is reclaiming her family’s land
CNN By Rikki Klaus, CNN (CNN) — More than 80 years have passed since a racist mob destroyed Opal Lee’s family home in Fort Worth, Texas,…
Continue ReadingFlu and COVID infections got worse over the holidays, with more misery expected, CDC says
By MIKE STOBBE AP Medical Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The flu season in the U.S. is getting worse but it’s too soon to tell how much holiday…
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CNN Editorial Research (CNN) — Here’s a look at Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS). Facts Started as an al Qaeda splinter group. Also…
Continue ReadingOscar Pistorius Fast Facts
CNN Editorial Research Here is a look at the life of Oscar Pistorius, double-amputee and former Olympic sprinter convicted in the shooting death of…
Continue ReadingFormer Alabama police officer charged with murder in shooting of Black man
By KIM CHANDLER Associated Press A former Alabama police officer has been charged with murder in the fatal shooting of a Black man in front of his…
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BLM to begin pile burn ignitions next week on 627-acre fuels reduction project near Crooked River Ranch
PRINEVILLE, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Bureau of Land Management plans to begin burning 627 acres of hand piles by Crooked River Ranch next week, if…
Continue ReadingA magnitude 4.2 earthquake shakes a wide area of Southern California. No injuries are reported
By JOHN ANTCZAK and STEFANIE DAZIO Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — A magnitude 4.2 earthquake was felt widely across the nation’s second…
Continue ReadingNashville is reassigning 10 officers following the leak of a school shooter’s writings, police say
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Ten officers with Nashville police’s specialized investigative unit will be reassigned following an unauthorized release…
Continue ReadingBelarus’ authoritarian leader tightens control over the country’s religious groups
By YURAS KARMANAU Associated Press TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko has signed a law into effect that significantly…
Continue ReadingUN chief names a new envoy to scope out the chances of reviving Cyprus peace talks
By MENELAOS HADJICOSTIS Associated Press NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has named a former Colombian foreign…
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Nominations are open for 2024-25 Oregon Teacher of the Year
Nominations are now open for Oregon Teacher of the Year! Honor a special educator in your life on the Oregon Teacher of the Year website through…
Continue ReadingFormer Alabama police officer charged with murder in fatal shooting of a Black man outside his home
By Jaide Timm-Garcia and Jay Croft, CNN (CNN) — A former Alabama police officer was charged with murder in the fatal shooting of a Black man…
Continue ReadingAbortion initiative hits milestone for getting in front of Florida voters
By MIKE SCHNEIDER Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — A petition initiative that would enshrine abortion rights in the Florida constitution has…
Continue ReadingThe teacher shot by a 6-year-old still worries, a year later, about the other students in the room
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. (AP) — The former teacher who was shot by her 6-year-old student in a Virginia classroom said she still worries about the other…
Continue ReadingWith banku and jollof rice, Ghanian chef tries to break world cook-a-thon record
By FRANCIS KOKUTSE Associated Press ACCRA, Ghana (AP) — A chef in Ghana has been preparing banku and other regional dishes on live TV since New…
Continue ReadingThe US northeast is preparing for a weekend storm that threatens to dump snow, rain, and ice
By The Associated Press Millions of people across the eastern U.S. are preparing for a wintry mix of precipitation as a potent storm system looks to…
Continue ReadingUS actor Christian Oliver and his 2 daughters died in a plane crash in the Caribbean, police say
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Police in St. Vincent and the Grenadines say U.S. actor Christian Oliver and his two daughters died in a plane crash…
Continue ReadingA man charged with punching a flight attendant also allegedly kicked a police officer in the groin
DALLAS (AP) — More details are coming out about a man accused of punching a flight attendant on an American Airlines plane this week. When he was…
Continue ReadingNew gun law has blocked over 500 firearms from being bought by young people, attorney general says
By LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — More than 500 gun purchases have been blocked since a new gun law requiring stricter…
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