Oregon lawmakers approve $218M in emergency wildfire funding in special session
Associated Press SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Oregon lawmakers approved $218 million in emergency wildfire funds during a Thursday special session that was…
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1 dies and another is injured when small plane crashes onto New York interstate
HARRISON, N.Y. (AP) — Authorities in New York say one person died when a small plane crashed onto an interstate highway in suburban Westchester…
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COCC’s new STRIVE training, mentorship program is accepting applications from veteran entrepreneurs
Central Oregon Community College’s Small Business Development Center is one of only eight educational sites in the country to be a designated partner…
Continue ReadingFormer Syrian official arrested in California who oversaw prison charged with torture
Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — A former Syrian military official who oversaw a prison where alleged human rights abuses took place has been…
Continue ReadingUS Olympic and Paralympic officials put coach on leave after AP reports sexual abuse allegations
Associated Press The U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee has placed an employee on administrative leave after The Associated Press reported that…
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Slick roads and slow business: Inches of snow hit lower elevations across Central Oregon
The first significant snowfall this winter arrived early Thursday across the lower elevations of Central Oregon, bringing two or more inches in some…
Continue ReadingNevada attorney general revives 2020 fake electors case
Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — Nevada’s attorney general has revived the state’s 2020 fake electors case. Democrat Aaron Ford said…
Continue ReadingNew Mexico governor seeks funding to recycle fracking water, expand preschool, treat mental health
Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico would make new investments in early childhood education, pilot projects to recycle oil-fracking…
Continue ReadingCurrent, future North Carolina governor’s challenge of power-shifting law could be first of many
Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper and Gov.-elect Josh Stein have challenged a portion of a law just enacted by…
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Redmond veteran, 70, expresses gratitude for President Biden’s pardon for non-violent drug offense 35 years ago
REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) — President Biden on Thursday granted clemency consisting of 39 pardons – including a 70-year-old Redmond resident – and 1,499…
Continue ReadingBack trouble and brain fog bothered suspect in UnitedHealthcare CEO killing, his posts show
Associated Press After Luigi Mangione made the difficult decision to undergo spinal surgery last year for chronic back pain, he became a proponent of…
Continue ReadingElon Musk wants to turn SpaceX’s Starbase site into a Texas city
Associated Press McALLEN, Texas (AP) — SpaceX is launching a new mission: making its Starbase site a new Texas city. Billionaire Elon Musk ‘s…
Continue ReadingThe city of Chicago is ordered to pay nearly $80M for a police chase that killed a 10-year-old girl
CHICAGO (AP) — A jury has awarded nearly $80 million to the family of a 10-year-old Chicago girl who was killed during a police chase and crash in…
Continue ReadingTurbulence slammed Hawaiian Airlines flight because of decision to fly over storm cell, report says
Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — The National Transportation Safety Board says in a report that a Hawaiian Airlines flight hit severe turbulence…
Continue ReadingTrump offers support for dockworkers union by saying ports shouldn’t install more automated systems
Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump is offering his support for the dockworkers union before their contract expires…
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Oregon’s fatal drug overdoses saw significant rise in 2023; new OHA state dashboard lays out the troubling data
PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — An updated state data dashboard shows a rise in Oregon’s fatal drug overdoses in 2023, the Oregon Health Authority said…
Continue ReadingEnvironmental groups condemn new laws threatening soybean restrictions in Brazil’s Amazon
Associated Press BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — Dozens of environmental nonprofits issued a manifesto Thursday condemning new laws in Brazilian states…
Continue ReadingBattered corpses show the horrors of life and death under Syria’s Assad
By Clarissa Ward, CNN, Brent Swails and Scott McWhinnie, with Lauren Kent and Rachel Clarke Damascus, Syria (CNN) — The bruised and battered…
Continue ReadingMillions mark Mexico’s Virgin of Guadalupe Day but calls for a truce in drug violence go unheeded
Associated Press MEXICO CITY (AP) — Millions of faithful have gathered to mark Mexico’s Virgin of Guadalupe Day, honoring the country’s…
Continue ReadingToyota to invest $922 million to build a new paint facility at its Kentucky complex
GEORGETOWN, Ky. (AP) — Toyota says it will build a new paint facility as part of a $922 million investment at its factory complex in Georgetown,…
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