Redmond School District earns excellence award for financial reporting
The Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada (GFOA) has awarded the Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in…
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Mexican marines find 110 pounds of dynamite in drug cartel lab
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican marines found 110 pounds of dynamite hidden in a methamphetamine laboratory run by a drug cartel. The Navy Department…
Continue ReadingPediatricians’ group reaffirms support for gender-affirming care amid growing state restrictions
By The Associated Press The American Academy of Pediatrics has reaffirmed its support for gender-affirming medical for children as the treatments…
Continue ReadingFamily mistakenly held at gunpoint by Texas police say the stop traumatized the kids in the car
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — A Black woman from Arkansas who was held at gunpoint along with three family members when Texas police wrongly suspected…
Continue ReadingA Learjet pilot thought he was cleared to take off. He wasn’t. Luckily, JetBlue pilots saw him
By DAVID KOENIG AP Airlines Writer Federal investigators say the pilot of a charter jet took off without permission, causing an approaching JetBlue…
Continue ReadingJudge rejects attempt to temporarily block Connecticut’s landmark gun law passed after Sandy Hook
By DAVE COLLINS Associated Press HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — A federal judge has rejected a request to temporarily block Connecticut’s landmark 2013…
Continue Reading5-year-old girl dies after being struck by starting gate at harness race
EFFINGHAM, Ill. (AP) — A 5-year-old southern Illinois girl has died after a starting gate being hauled by a car prior to a harness race struck her…
Continue ReadingFormer first-round NBA draft pick is sentenced to 10 years in prison in $4M health care fraud
By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A federal judge sentenced a former first-round NBA draft pick to 10 years in prison Thursday,…
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City of Bend plans transportation fee roundtable next week; first estimate is $10-15 a month for homeowners
As the initial estimates of Bend’s proposed transportation fee emerge, at $10 to $15 a month for homeowners, the Bend City Council will hold a…
Continue ReadingWhite House says top Russian official pitched North Korea on increasing sale of munitions to Moscow
By AAMER MADHANI Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House says U.S. intelligence officials have determined that Russian Defense Minister…
Continue ReadingA crash involving a freight train and a car kills 3 people in Oregon
GERVAIS, Ore. (AP) — Three people were killed Wednesday and another person was injured when a Union Pacific freight train crashed into a car north…
Continue ReadingA federal appeals court just made medication abortions harder to get in Guam
By REBECCA BOONE and ED KOMENDA Associated Press People seeking medication abortions on the U.S. Territory of Guam must first have an in-person…
Continue ReadingMexico’s president attacks ‘inhumane’ floating barriers deployed by Texas
By Tara John, Florencia Trucco and Karol Suarez, CNN (CNN) — Mexico’s President Andres Manuel López Obrador has condemned Texas’s…
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A man accused of locking a woman in a homemade cell had a handwritten plan and sketch, FBI says
By ANDREW SELSKY and GENE JOHNSON Associated Press SALEM, Ore. (AP) — He called it “Operation Take Over,” with a list that included a chilling…
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Amid rising fire danger, state fire marshal is pre-positioning 2 task forces in Central Oregon for quick response
With fire danger increasing and Red Flag Warnings issued for a large part of Oregon east of the Cascades, the Oregon State Fire Marshal is…
Continue ReadingFamily of man who died in bedbug-infested cell in Georgia jail reaches settlement with county
ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia’s Fulton County has reached a settlement with the family of a man who died in a bedbug-infested cell in the county…
Continue ReadingTexas A&M reaches $1 million settlement with Black journalism professor
By JIM VERTUNO Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas A&M University reached a $1 million settlement Thursday with a Black journalism…
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Familiar ‘jury duty’ warrant scam calls are back again, Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office warns
The Deschutes County Sheriff’s Office said Thursday it “would like to again warn the citizens of Deschutes County of the recurring warrant scam…
Continue Reading6 former Mississippi law enforcement officers have pleaded guilty to charges related to the torture of 2 Black men
By Ryan Young, Devon M. Sayers, Raja Razek and Pamela Kirkland, CNN (CNN) — Six former Mississippi law enforcement officers have pleaded guilty…
Continue ReadingLeah Remini sues the Church of Scientology and its leader, alleging harassment, stalking and defamation
By Dakin Andone and Sara Smart, CNN (CNN) — The actress Leah Remini has filed a lawsuit against the Church of Scientology and its leader, David…
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