Brush fire kills 2 and destroys 9 homes in suburban Tacoma, Washington
LAKEWOOD, Wash. (AP) — A fast-moving brush fire killed two people and destroyed nine mobile homes Friday in a suburb of Tacoma, Washington,…
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Fighting has plunged Sudan into a humanitarian catastrophe, senior UN officials say
By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Senior U.N. officials say the conflict in Sudan has left 24 million people — half the…
Continue ReadingProsecutors ask judge to issue protective order after Trump post appearing to promise revenge
By ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press The Justice Department has asked a federal judge overseeing the criminal case against former President…
Continue ReadingSuspect in O’Shae Sibley killing charged with murder
CNN, WCBS By Celina Tebor, CNN (CNN) — The 17-year-old suspected of fatally stabbing O’Shae Sibley has been charged with murder as a hate…
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Bend man catches elusive Sierra Nevada red fox on camera during South Sister hike
Bend resident Sean Burles captured on camera an elusive Sierra Nevada red fox during a hike on the South…
Continue ReadingFAA sets up new process for Hawaii air tour operators to fly at lower altitudes after fatal crashes
By AUDREY McAVOY Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — The Federal Aviation Administration says it’s setting up a new process for air tour…
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Missing Bend roundabout art undergoing repairs, paint job
Much of the ‘Gilded River’ sculpture at the Third Street and Murphy Road roundabout has been removed for repairs to the leaves and repainting of the…
Continue ReadingA funeral home in El Salvador offers pink coffins with Barbie linings
SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP) — A funeral home in El Salvador has taken Barbie mania to an extreme, offering pink coffins with Barbie linings.…
Continue ReadingMexico City arrests neighboring state’s attorney general, who accuses ex-soccer star of corruption
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Prosecutors from Mexico City took the extreme and unusual step of getting marines to accompany them across state lines and…
Continue ReadingA judge has ruled Texas’ abortion ban is too restrictive for women with pregnancy complications
By PAUL J. WEBER Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A Texas judge ruled Friday the state’s abortion ban has proven too restrictive for women…
Continue ReadingNASA’s ‘shout’ restores communication with Voyager 2
By Ashley Strickland, CNN (CNN) — Using a long-shot “shout” maneuver, the Voyager mission team at NASA has reestablished communication with…
Continue ReadingPerson in connection with dancer’s stabbing death at Brooklyn gas station is in custody, police say
NEW YORK (AP) — Police have a person in custody in connection with the death of a gay man who was fatally stabbed after a confrontation between a…
Continue ReadingThe Big 12 Conference announces Arizona, Arizona State and Utah as new members, completing its raid of the Pac-12
IRVING, Texas (AP) — The Big 12 Conference announces Arizona, Arizona State and Utah as new members, completing its raid of the…
Continue ReadingTrump boasts at Alabama fundraiser that he needs ‘one more indictment to close out this election’
By MICHELLE L. PRICE and KIM CHANDLER Associated Press MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Former President Donald Trump has delivered a speech full of…
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Choice at the pump: Gov. Kotek signs self-serve gas bill, ending law banning it for past 72 years
For the first time in 72 years, Oregon motorists can grab a fuel nozzle and pump gas into their cars without an attendant, since a decades-old ban on…
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‘They don’t realize how it’s affecting the area’: Ballistics testing near Juniper Canyon rocking nearby homes
Residents in the area of Crook County’s Juniper Canyon have been dealing with the sounds and impacts of loud, nerve-shattering explosions for months.…
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Bend police investigating Weaver homicide ask Tesla drivers to check recorded video for her SUV, walkers near home
Bend Police homicide detectives investigating last month’s killing of Evelyn Weaver are now asking Tesla owners and drivers to review the video the…
Continue ReadingGolfer Angel Cabrera is released on parole after 2 years following gender violence cases
BUENOS AIRES (AP) — Argentine golfer Ángel Cabrera has been released from jail on parole after he completed two years in custody over gender…
Continue ReadingCharles Ogletree, longtime legal and civil rights scholar at Harvard Law School, dies at 70
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) — Law professor and civil rights scholar Charles J. Ogletree Jr. has died after a lengthy battle with Alzheimer’s. He…
Continue ReadingCalifornia investigates school district’s parental notification policy on children’s gender identity
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California Attorney General Rob Bonta is investigating whether a local school district infringed on students’ civil…
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