Gov. Kotek sets vision at first meeting of Early Literacy Educator Prep Council
SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ) — Governor Tina Kotek on Monday joined the first meeting of the Early Literacy Educator Prep Council to set her vision for the…
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What is saltwater intrusion and how is it affecting Louisiana’s drinking water?
By SARA CLINE Associated Press BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — For months, residents in the southeast corner of Louisiana have relied on bottled water for…
Continue Reading2 Puerto Rican men plead guilty to federal hate crime involving slain transgender woman
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Two men in Puerto Rico have pleaded guilty of conspiring to commit a hate crime involving a transgender woman killed…
Continue ReadingTurks and Caicos Islands judge delivers mixed verdict in high-profile government corruption case
By DÁNICA COTO Associated Press SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — A nearly decade-long corruption case involving top government officials and attorneys…
Continue ReadingThird arrest made in connection with suspected fentanyl overdose death of 1-year-old boy at Bronx day care center
By Mark Morales, CNN New York (CNN) — A third person has been arrested and charged in connection with the death of a 1-year-old boy who was…
Continue ReadingDonald Trump will be all across America this week, except on the debate stage
By Kate Sullivan, CNN (CNN) — Former President Donald Trump is scheduled to have his busiest stretch of campaigning this week since launching his…
Continue ReadingWhistleblowers who reported Texas AG Ken Paxton to FBI want court to continue lawsuit
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A group of whistleblowers who reported Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton to the FBI are asking a court to resume their lawsuit…
Continue ReadingAt least 360 Georgia prison guards have been arrested for contraband since 2018, newspaper finds
ATLANTA (AP) — At least 360 employees of Georgia’s state prison system have been arrested on accusations of smuggling contraband into prisons…
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Has even ‘affordable housing’ in Bend become too costly to create?
The city of Bend partners with several organizations to build what is referred to as affordable housing. However, some organizations say there are…
Continue ReadingAlabama inmate opposes being ‘test subject’ for new nitrogen execution method
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Attorneys for an inmate are asking the Alabama Supreme Court to reject the state’s request to set an execution date…
Continue ReadingConnecticut health commissioner fired during COVID settles with state, dismissal now a resignation
By SUSAN HAIGH Associated Press Connecticut’s Department of Public Health has reached a settlement agreement with the agency’s former…
Continue Reading5 dead, including one child, after 2 private planes collide in northern Mexico
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Five people, including one child, are dead after two private planes collided in the town of La Galancita, in the west of the…
Continue ReadingMan brings gun and knives into a Virginia church service after vague online threats, police say
HAYMARKET, Va. (AP) — Police say a Virginia man posted vague online threats of violence and images of a church before going inside with a handgun…
Continue ReadingFlooding in the Mexican state of Jalisco leaves 7 people dead and 9 others missing
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Seven people are dead and another nine missing after a flood in the state of Jalisco. Local and state emergency personnel…
Continue ReadingBermuda premier says ‘sophisticated and deliberate’ cyberattack hobbles government services
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — A major cyberattack has hobbled government operations in Bermuda, and officials are struggling to restore service.…
Continue ReadingSome Lahaina residents returned to their burned out neighborhood while dangers still loom
By Steve Almasy and Holly Yan, CNN (CNN) — More than a month after catastrophic flames raced across Lahaina, annihilating most of the historic town…
Continue ReadingJoe Jonas and Sophie Turner agree to keep their children in New York temporarily as divorce proceeds
By Megan Thomas and Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Sophie Turner and Joe Jonas are keeping their two young children in New York for now as part…
Continue ReadingIndictment with hate crime allegations says Hells Angels attacked three Black men in San Diego
SAN DIEGO (AP) — The San Diego County District Attorney’s Office says 17 people have pleaded not guilty to charges involving an attack on…
Continue ReadingDavid McCallum, star of hit TV series ‘The Man From U.N.C.L.E.’ and ‘NCIS,’ dies at 90
By BOB THOMAS Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Actor David McCallum, who became a teen heartthrob in the hit series “The Man From…
Continue ReadingThird person charged in suspected fentanyl poisoning death of 1-year-old at New York City day care
By JAKE OFFENHARTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A third person has been charged in the death of a toddler apparently poisoned by fentanyl…
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