From Putin’s ‘personal chef’ to rebel: Who was Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin?
By Sophie Tanno and Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN (CNN) — The founder of the Wagner private mercenary group, Yevgeny Prigozhin, who died when his…
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Redmond School District holds teacher orientation for 50 new hires ahead of school year
The Redmond School District is holding a two-day teacher orientation this week for new hires, two weeks ahead of the first day of school.…
Continue ReadingLebanese army helicopter crashes near Beirut killing 2 crew members and injuring 1
BEIRUT (AP) — The Lebanese army says an army helicopter crashed during a training mission in a forest east of Beirut, killing two crew members and…
Continue ReadingBelarus outlaws prominent rights group Viasna, declaring it extremist
By YURAS KARMANAU Associated Press TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Belarusian authorities have declared the country’s oldest and most prominent human…
Continue ReadingPolice officer who shot driver sitting in car is being suspended, will be fired, commissioner says
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Philadelphia’s police commissioner says a police officer who shot and killed a driver sitting in his car last week is being…
Continue ReadingSenator Rubio urges Biden administration to freeze a former warlord’s extradition to Colombia
By JOSHUA GOODMAN Associated Press Writer MIAMI (AP) — Florida Republican Sen. Marco Rubio is calling on the Biden administration to reject…
Continue ReadingBetty Tyson dies at 75, spent 25 years in New York prison before murder conviction was overturned
By CAROLYN THOMPSON Associated Press A Rochester, New York, woman who spent 25 years in prison for murder before being exonerated will be laid to…
Continue ReadingNew Jersey to require free period products in schools for grades 6 through 12
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey will require school districts to offer free menstrual products for grades six through 12 under a new law Gov. Phil…
Continue ReadingColorado man accused of killing 10 at supermarket in 2021 is competent for trial, prosecutors say
By COLLEEN SLEVIN Associated Press DENVER (AP) — A Colorado man charged with killing 10 people at a Boulder supermarket in 2021 is mentally…
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City of Redmond seeks applicants for new tourism, lodging advisory panel, other open committee seats
REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) – On Tuesday, the Redmond City Council approved the formation of a Tourism and Lodging Advisory Committee, Ordinance No.…
Continue ReadingMystery of octopus garden in ocean’s midnight zone solved by scientists
By Katie Hunt, CNN (CNN) — Deep-sea octopuses are typically solitary creatures that inhabit frigid waters in one of Earth’s most challenging…
Continue ReadingAmputees can get their body parts back for spiritual reasons, new Oregon law says
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Health care facilities in Oregon will be allowed to return amputated body parts to patients for cultural, spiritual or…
Continue ReadingWisconsin Democrats want to ban sham lawsuits as GOP senator continues fight against local news site
By HARM VENHUIZEN Associated Press/Report for America MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin Democrats are trying to prohibit the use of expensive, sham…
Continue ReadingFounders of crypto mixer arrested, sanctioned after US cracks down on Tornado Cash
By FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. government officials on Wednesday started cracking down on co-founders of the virtual…
Continue ReadingDrowning death of former President Obama’s personal chef on Martha’s Vineyard ruled an accident
EDGARTOWN, Mass. (AP) — The drowning death of former President Barack Obama’s personal chef near the family’s home on Martha’s Vineyard last…
Continue ReadingSupporters of silenced Montana lawmaker Zooey Zephyr won’t face trespassing charges
By AMY BETH HANSON Associated Press HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Montana prosecutors are declining to pursue misdemeanor trespassing charges against seven…
Continue ReadingMercenary leader Yevgeny Prigozhin is presumed dead in a plane crash outside Moscow
By DASHA LITVINOVA Associated Press TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Mercenary leader Yevgeny Prigozhin, who led a brief armed rebellion against the Russian…
Continue ReadingPhiladelphia police commissioner intends to fire officer involved in fatal shooting during a traffic stop
By Ray Sanchez, Jessica Xing and Artemis Moshtaghian, CNN (CNN) — Philadelphia’s police commissioner on Wednesday said she intends to fire…
Continue ReadingWorkers in Disney World district criticize DeSantis appointees’ decision to eliminate free passes
By MIKE SCHNEIDER Associated Press Employees of Walt Disney World’s governing district are criticizing new board members appointed by Gov. Ron…
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Oregon receives $1.9 million from USDA for variety of specialty crop projects
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Marketing Service on Wednesday awarded over $1.9 million in Fiscal Year 2023 Specialty Crop…
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