OSU-Cascades attracts more than $2 million in annual research award, grant funding
Researchers at Oregon State University-Cascades brought in $2.3 million in funding during the recent fiscal year to address challenges as varied as…
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Judge blames Atlanta officials for confusion over ‘Stop Cop City’ referendum campaign
By R.J. RICO Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — A federal judge overseeing the case involving Atlanta activists’ referendum effort against a police…
Continue ReadingTim Scott wants new rules for stage placement in next GOP debate as he seeks a breakout moment
By MEG KINNARD Associated Press COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Sen. Tim Scott wants the Republican National Committee to change specifications for this…
Continue ReadingMan is accused of holding girlfriend captive in university dorm for days
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — A 19-year-old man is accused of holding his girlfriend captive in her dorm room at a university in Minnesota while he raped,…
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USFS: All resorts, recreation sites east of Cascade Lakes Highway remain open to the public amid fuel break work
Agency also warns that warmup brings potential for more fire activity BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — All resorts and recreation sites on the east side of…
Continue ReadingThere’s no sign of widespread COVID-19 mandates in the US. Republicans are warning of them anyway
By ALI SWENSON Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — As Americans fend off a late summer COVID-19 spike and prepare for a fresh vaccine rollout,…
Continue ReadingStrange lights spotted in Morocco earthquake videos may be a phenomenon reported for centuries, scientists say
By Katie Hunt, CNN (CNN) — Reports of “earthquake lights,” like the ones seen in videos captured before Friday’s 6.8-magnitude earthquake…
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Bryan Kohberger, charged in the slayings of 4 Idaho college students, wants cameras out of courtroom
By REBECCA BOONE Associated Press BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Attorneys for a man accused of stabbing four University of Idaho students to death late last…
Continue ReadingSyria says an Israeli airstrike on a coastal province killed 2 soldiers and wounded 6
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Syria’s state media say that Israel’s military carried out airstrikes in a coastal province, killing two soldiers,…
Continue ReadingSuriname prepares for its first offshore oil project that is expected to ease deep poverty
By GEROLD ROZENBLAD Associated Press PARAMARIBO, Suriname (AP) — Suriname for the first time in its history will see offshore oil drilling in its…
Continue Reading‘Nightmare is finally over’: The capture of Danilo Cavalcante
By Ray Sanchez, CNN (CNN) — He made it look easy. Danilo Cavalcante, at 5 feet tall, seemed the perfect fit as he wedged himself in the narrow…
Continue Reading‘Nightmare is finally over’: The capture of Danilo Cavalcante
CNN, WPVI By Ray Sanchez, CNN (CNN) — He made it look easy. Danilo Cavalcante, at 5 feet tall, seemed the perfect fit as he wedged himself in…
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Campbell River, B.C. man gets 4-year prison term in 2019 DUII crash that killed 2 Americans, one from Bend
A Campbell River, British Columbia man who killed two members of an American family, including a Bend architect and high school robotics coach, and…
Continue ReadingMan accused of killing Purdue University dormitory roommate found fit for trial after hospital stay
LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) — Court records show a man charged with murder in the stabbing death of his Purdue University dormitory roommate has been…
Continue Reading30 years after Oslo, Israeli foreign minister rejects international dictates on Palestinian issue
By JULIA FRANKEL Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s foreign minister has said that Israel would not cave in to foreign dictates on its…
Continue ReadingCalifornia school district pays $27M to settle suit over death of teen assaulted by fellow students
MORENO VALLEY, Calif. (AP) — A Southern California school district has agreed to pay $27 million to settle a lawsuit by the family of an eighth…
Continue ReadingScientists call fraud on supposed extraterrestrials presented to Mexican Congress
By MEGAN JANETSKY Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Supposed aliens landed in Mexico’s Congress but there were no saucer-shaped UFOs hovering…
Continue ReadingAnthony Freud to retire as head of Lyric Opera of Chicago at end of 2023-24 season
CHICAGO (AP) — Anthony Freud will retire as general director of the Lyric Opera of Chicago at the end of the season, ending a 13-year tenure.…
Continue ReadingNew Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival expands schedule
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Music enthusiasts get an extra day to revel in the sounds of Trombone Shorty, the Rebirth Brass Band, Irma Thomas and many more…
Continue ReadingUS ambassador visits American imprisoned for espionage
MOSCOW (AP) — The U.S. ambassador to Russia has met with imprisoned American Paul Whelan, who is serving a 16-year sentence on an espionage…
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