Willamette National Forest rescinds restrictions, reduces fire danger level
SPRINGFIELD, Ore. (KTVZ) — Due to recent rainfall and cooler temperatures, the Willamette National Forest is on Wednesday rescinding public use…
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Quincy Jones is State Department’s first Peace Through Music Award as part of new diplomacy push
By MARIA SHERMAN AP Music Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Quincy Jones will receive the inaugural Peace Through Music Award at a launch event for the…
Continue Reading Sunset Cove Day Use Area to close temporarily for new restroom installation
CRESCENT, Ore. (KTVZ) — Beginning Tuesday, October 10, the Sunset Cove Day Use Area will temporarily close during the installation of a new CXT…
Continue ReadingIn 1971, a mysterious hijacker parachuted out of a plane with $200,000 and vanished. This man is suing the FBI to get potential new clues
By Faith Karimi, CNN (CNN) — Eric Ulis was only 5 when a dapper man in a suit and sunglasses boarded a commercial flight in Portland, Oregon,…
Continue ReadingBulgarian parliament approves additional weapons to Ukraine to aid in its war with Russia
SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) — Bulgaria’s parliament has approved the provision of additional military aid to Ukraine to help in its war with Russia.…
Continue ReadingMassachusetts man stabs five officers after crashing into home following chase, police say
TAUNTON, Mass. (AP) — Authorities say a Massachusetts man who sped away during a traffic stop led police on a chase that ended with him crashing…
Continue ReadingAt Jai Paul’s kickoff show, an elusive pop phenomenon proves his stardom in a live arena
By MARIA SHERMAN AP Music Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — On Tuesday night, the elusive pop producer Jai Paul opened his tour leg at the Los…
Continue Reading3 dead after sports car crashes in Indianapolis, minutes after police end pursuit
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Authorities say three people died when a sports car chased by police in Indianapolis collided with another vehicle shortly…
Continue ReadingOhio wants to revive a strict abortion law. Justices are weighing the legal arguments
By JULIE CARR SMYTH Associated Press COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio Supreme Court justices have questioned the state’s lawyer about a legal strategy…
Continue ReadingCalifornia-based EV maker Lucid opens first-ever auto plant in Saudi Arabia
By Tom Foster (CNN) — Californian EV-maker Lucid has opened the first ever car manufacturing plant in Saudi Arabia, as the kingdom looks to…
Continue ReadingProsecutors say cheek swab from Gilgo Beach murder suspect adds to evidence of guilt
RIVERHEAD, N.Y. (AP) — Prosecutors say DNA from Gilgo Beach serial killing suspect Rex Heuermann’s cheek swab matches the DNA that authorities…
Continue ReadingMichigan State fires coach Mel Tucker for bringing ridicule to school, breaching his contract
By LARRY LAGE AP Sports Writer Michigan State fired Mel Tucker on Wednesday, saying the suspended football coach failed to present adequate reasons…
Continue ReadingBiden vetoes two Republican-led bills to undo protections for prairie chicken and northern bat
By MATTHEW DALY Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden has vetoed Republican-sponsored bills intended to undo federal protections…
Continue ReadingBruce Springsteen postpones all 2023 tour dates until 2024 as he recovers from peptic ulcer disease
By MARIA SHERMAN AP Music Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band’s 2023 tour will be postponed until 2024, citing…
Continue Reading6 Palestinian citizens of Israel are killed in crime-related shootings in the country’s north
By ISABEL DEBRE Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli police say that six people have been killed in shootings in northern Israel, including…
Continue ReadingGermany ramps up border controls with Poland and Czech Republic to ‘limit human trafficking’
By Inke Kappeler and Martin Goillandeau, CNN (CNN) — Germany announced Wednesday that it is ramping up its border controls with neighboring…
Continue ReadingA judge found Trump committed fraud in building his real-estate empire. Here’s what happens next
By LINDSAY WHITEHURST and BERNARD CONDON Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A judge’s ruling that Donald Trump committed fraud for years as he…
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Wyden, Merkley back resolution reaffirming importance of clean water access for tribal communities
WASHINGTON (KTVZ) – Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley said Wednesday that they and Senate colleagues have reintroduced a resolution emphasizing…
Continue ReadingTop Sicilian mafia boss is buried, but his criminal enterprise lives on
By Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN Rome (CNN) — Sicilian mob boss Matteo Messina Denaro, widely thought to be the last godfather of his kind, was…
Continue ReadingIreland seizes largest ever drugs haul worth over $165M
By Amy Croffey, CNN (CNN) — The biggest-ever drug seizure in the history of Ireland was intercepted off the coast of Cork in the southeast of…
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