All aboard: Steeler newcomers scramble to catch moving train
By WILL GRAVES AP Sports Writer PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Pittsburgh Steelers are relying on a sea of new faces to help bolster their sagging defense.…
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Police officer who fatally shot carjacking suspect ID’d
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The police officer who fatally shot a carjacking suspect Monday on Interstate 5 has been identified as officer John Hughes of…
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PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The police officer who fatally shot a carjacking suspect Monday on Interstate 5 has been identified as officer John Hughes of…
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Madras COVID-19, flu vaccination clinic doubles as block party and resource fair
To improve access to vaccines and community resources, Thrive Central Oregon and the Oregon Health Authority recently held a Fiesta del Barrio –…
Continue ReadingEPA lowers ethanol requirements, citing reduced demand
By MATTHEW DALY and DAVID PITT Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration has lowered annual production requirements for ethanol…
Continue ReadingPrison commissioner stepping down from troubled department
By KIM CHANDLER Associated Press MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama Corrections Commissioner Jeff Dunn is stepping down after six years leading the…
Continue ReadingEXPLAINER: How does an officer use a gun instead of a Taser?
By SEAN MURPHY Associated Press At former Minnesota police officer Kim Potter’s manslaughter trial for fatally shooting Daunte Wright, a Black…
Continue ReadingNevada jury: Health insurers owe ER doctors $60M in damages
By KEN RITTER Associated Press LAS VEGAS (AP) — One of the nation’s largest health insurance companies and its branches in Nevada have been found…
Continue ReadingHawaii recoups from big storm amid lingering flood threats
By CALEB JONES Associated Press HONOLULU (AP) — Flash flood warnings have been canceled for Hawaii, but the threat of heavy rain is persisting as a…
Continue ReadingChile’s Congress votes to legalize same-sex marriage
By Mitchell McCluskey Chile’s Congress voted on Tuesday to approve a bill legalizing same-sex marriage, clearing the way for it to become law.…
Continue ReadingSenate rejects bipartisan bid to stop $650M Saudi arms sale
By BRIAN SLODYSKO Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate has rejected a bid to stop a U.S. arms sale to Saudi Arabia. Lawmakers from both…
Continue ReadingRose McGowan’s lawsuit against Harvey Weinstein dismissed
By ANDREW DALTON AP Entertainment Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by actress Rose McGowan alleging that…
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100-year-old Bend Pearl Harbor survivor returns for ceremony marking 80th anniversary of attack
On the morning of the 80th anniversary of the Japanese attack on naval forces at Pearl Harbor that plunged America into World War II, Bend resident…
Continue ReadingDaunte Wright’s mom recognized his body by his sneakers and tried to wake herself up from the nightmare, she testified at ex-officer Kim Potter’s trial
CNN By Carma Hassan, Amir Vera, Holly Yan and Brad Parks, CNN Daunte Wright’s mother and a police officer took the stand Wednesday as the first…
Continue ReadingInside one major police department’s effort to prevent Taser mistakes
By Josh Campbell and Kim Berryman, CNN For more than 5 seconds, footage from a body-worn camera shows former Brooklyn Center, Minnesota, police…
Continue ReadingMediator ousted in Boy Scouts bankruptcy; deadline extended
By RANDALL CHASE Associated Press DOVER, Del. (AP) — The judge presiding over the Boy Scouts of America bankruptcy issued a ruling Tuesday removing…
Continue ReadingFamily of man who died in police struggle to get $1.75M
EVERETT, Wash. (AP) — Snohomish County will pay $1.75 million to the spouse of a Tulalip tribal member who died while struggling with police. The…
Continue ReadingFamily of man who died in police struggle to get $1.75M
EVERETT, Wash. (AP) — Snohomish County will pay $1.75 million to the spouse of a Tulalip tribal member who died while struggling with police. The…
Continue ReadingStatue of Confederate Gen. Forrest removed in Tennessee
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A Confederate statue along an interstate in Tennessee that has drawn ire for years was dismantled Tuesday. The 25-foot…
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Bend murder suspect Ian Cranston pleads not guilty as community members gather at courthouse
A Redmond man facing murder and other charges in the September shooting death of Barry Washington Jr. on the street in downtown Bend pleaded not…
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