Deschutes County seeks volunteers for Dog Control Board of Supervisors
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Deschutes County is seeking applications from residents who are interested in serving as an alternate on the Dog Control Board…
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2 Alabama inmates killed while working on road crew for state
HAMILTON, Ala. (AP) — Two Alabama inmates were killed Wednesday after being struck by a car while picking up trash on the side of a highway. State…
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FBI looks for more possible victims after woman escapes from makeshift cinder block cell in Klamath Falls
A man who posed as an undercover police officer kidnapped a woman in Seattle, drove her hundreds of miles to his home in Klamath Falls and locked her…
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Crews tackle, stop small new wildfire south of Deschutes River Woods
Firefighters responded to and contained a small new wildfire Wednesday morning south of Deschutes River Woods and west of Highway…
Continue ReadingVeterans sue U.S. Defense and Veterans Affairs departments to get access to infertility treatments
By LARRY NEUMEISTER Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — New lawsuits claim that the U.S. Defense Department and the Department of Veteran Affairs are…
Continue ReadingAlabama researcher will succeed Fauci in infectious disease post
WASHINGTON (AP) — A research scientist at the University of Alabama at Birmingham has been named to succeed Dr. Anthony Fauci as the nation’s top…
Continue ReadingHundreds of police, soldiers raid illegal logging camps on southern edge of Mexico City
By EDUARDO VERDUGO Associated Press HUITZILAC, Mexico (AP) — Hundreds of police and soldiers have raided illegal logging camps on the southern edge…
Continue ReadingBig waves becoming more common off California as Earth warms, new research finds
By JULIE WATSON Associated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) — Waves are getting bigger and surf at least 13 feet (about 4 meters) tall is becoming more common…
Continue ReadingWaves grow up to 13 feet tall in California as Earth warms, research finds
By JULIE WATSON Associated Press SAN DIEGO (AP) — Waves are getting bigger and surf at least 13 feet (about 4 meters) tall is becoming more common…
Continue ReadingFSU will consider leaving the ACC without ‘radical change’ to revenue model, school’s president says
By MARK LONG AP Sports Writer Florida State President Rick McCullough believes the Seminoles will have to consider leaving the Atlantic Coast…
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Gov. Kotek signs seven public education, child care bills passed by lawmakers
Oregon Gov. Tina Kotek hosted a signing ceremony Wednesday for seven bills passed during the 2023 legislative session to support K-12 public…
Continue ReadingThe Miami Marlins are selling $5 hamburgers to celebrate trade acquisition Jake Burger
MIAMI (AP) — The Miami Marlins put together a whopper of a promotion to welcome trade deadline acquisition Jake Burger. The Marlins celebrated the…
Continue ReadingSomalian sports minister apologizes after slow 100-meter runner goes viral at university games
By OMAR FARUK Associated Press MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — Somalia’s sports minister has publicly apologized after a seemingly untrained female…
Continue ReadingTrump lawyer hints at a First Amendment defense in the Jan. 6 case. Some legal experts are dubious
By ERIC TUCKER and ALANNA DURKIN RICHER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump’s legal team is characterizing his indictment in the…
Continue ReadingTexas man ticketed for feeding the homeless outside Houston library is found not guilty
HOUSTON (AP) — A man has been found not guilty of breaking a law against feeding homeless people outside a public library in Houston, Texas. The…
Continue ReadingShould Trump go to jail? The 2024 election could become a referendum on that question
By JILL COLVIN Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — The 2024 election will determine whether Donald Trump returns to the White House. It could also…
Continue ReadingMan linked to 1984 kidnapping and rape by DNA testing sentenced to 25 years
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — A man who has been linked to a 1984 kidnapping and rape case in Connecticut by DNA evidence decades later has been sentenced…
Continue ReadingUS Supreme Court Justice Jackson to speak at church bombing anniversary in Birmingham
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, the first Black woman to serve on the U.S. Supreme Court, will speak in Alabama next month…
Continue ReadingGrand Canyon West in northern Arizona reopens attractions a day after fatal tour bus rollover
GRAND CANYON WEST, Ariz. (AP) — Grand Canyon West and its Skywalk attraction are back in business, a day after a person was killed and eight others…
Continue ReadingMinnesota Supreme Court rules against disputed mine, says state pollution officials hid EPA warnings
By SUMMER BALLENTINE Associated Press UNDATED (AP) — The Minnesota Supreme Court has ruled that the state’s Pollution Control Agency was…
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