Biden will tout long-sought Grand Canyon monument designation during Arizona visit
By TERRY TANG Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — President Joe Biden will announce a new national monument to preserve land around Grand Canyon…
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Legislature dedicates $50 million to irrigation modernization projects across Oregon
Oregon lawmakers have approved $50 million for irrigation district modernization, a vital part of the state’s…
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COCC plans to break ground on Madras campus expansion this winter, thanks to $4 million in lottery-backed bonds
Central Oregon Community College and Jefferson County are a major step closer to realizing a long-planned expansion project for the college’s…
Continue ReadingK-pop star Suga becomes 3rd BTS member to begin military service in South Korea
By MARIA SHERMAN AP Music Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Following his debut solo tour earlier this year, Suga, the K-pop superstar…
Continue ReadingPac-12’s downfall came after it could not adjust to changing media landscape
By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer Larry Scott boasted five years ago that the Pac-12 Conference would be able “to adapt, react and take advantage of…
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DCSO deputy disciplined for Bend bar incident placed on leave amid new criminal, internal investigations
A Deschutes County sheriff’s deputy who was suspended for a day without pay and lost his detective assignment due to an incident at a Bend bar…
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Megabus, Pacific Crest Bus Lines to expand NW, Central Oregon daily bus service
(Update: Adding video) ELIZABETH, NJ (KTVZ) — Megabus, one of the largest bus companies in North America, announced Monday a new partnership with…
Continue ReadingCarcinogens found at Montana nuclear missile sites as reports of hundreds of cancers surface
By TARA COPP Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Air Force has detected unsafe levels of a likely carcinogen in samples taken at a Montana…
Continue ReadingFirearm count added against Indiana man charged in block party shooting that killed 1, injured 17
MUNCIE, Ind. (AP) — A prosecutor has filed a felony firearm sentencing enhancement against a Muncie man charged with two counts of aggravated…
Continue ReadingCrowds honor soccer player killed by crocodile in Costa Rica
By Djenane Villanueva and Karol Suarez, CNN (CNN) — Crowds of people accompanied the coffin of soccer player Jesus Lopez Ortiz in Guanacaste,…
Continue ReadingNearly all teens on Idaho YMCA camp bus that crashed have been released to their families
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Nearly all of the teenagers aboard an Idaho YMCA camp bus that rolled on a winding highway late last week have been released to…
Continue ReadingNearly all teens on Idaho YMCA camp bus that crashed have been released to their families
BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Nearly all of the teenagers aboard an Idaho YMCA camp bus that rolled on a winding highway late last week have been released to…
Continue ReadingTexas judge dismisses murder charge against babysitter who served 15 years over toddler’s death
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A Texas judge has dismissed a murder charge against a babysitter who served 15 years in prison over the death of a toddler who…
Continue ReadingJudges halt a Biden rule offering student debt relief for those alleging colleges misled them
By KEVIN McGILL Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A federal appeals court has put on hold a rule from President Joe Biden’s administration that…
Continue ReadingBlack mom sues city of Detroit claiming she was falsely arrested while 8 months pregnant by officers using facial recognition technology
By Jennifer Henderson, CNN (CNN) — A Black mother is suing the city of Detroit and a Detroit Police Department detective after she was falsely…
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Montgomery police issue warrants after massive brawl on Alabama riverfront dock
By Alta Spells, Devon M. Sayers, Ryan Young and Christal Hayes, CNN (CNN) — Authorities have issued arrest warrants after a chaotic brawl broke…
Continue ReadingColombia’s first leftist president is stalled by congress and a campaign finance scandal
By MANUEL RUEDA Associated Press BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Colombian President Gustavo Petro took office laying out ambitious goals for the…
Continue ReadingCost of Missouri abortion-rights petition challenged in court again
By SUMMER BALLENTINE Associated Press COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Republican lawmakers and anti-abortion activists are going back to court to fight a…
Continue ReadingArrest warrants issued for Alabama riverfront brawl
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Police said Monday that arrest warrants have been issued in connection with a riverfront brawl in Alabama’s capital…
Continue ReadingFederal judge says California’s capital city can’t clear homeless camps during extreme heat
By TRÂN NGUYỄN Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A federal judge has temporarily banned California’s capital city of Sacramento…
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