Relative: Girlfriend of slaying suspect missing since 2017
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — The girlfriend of a man who police say confessed this week to killing her, his roommate and three people whose bodies were…
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Beaverton woman dies after fall into Tumalo Creek, despite life-saving efforts
A Beaverton woman died after falling off a 15-foot embankment into Tumalo Creek Wednesday afternoon, Deschutes County sheriff’s deputies said…
Continue ReadingScammers got nearly 30% of Arizona virus unemployment pay
By BOB CHRISTIE Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Scammers pocketed nearly 30% of the $16 billion in unemployment insurance payments sent out by…
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OSU study of African buffalo sheds light on persistence of highly contagious pathogens
A new Oregon State University study on foot-and-mouth disease among buffalo in South Africa could help explain how certain extremely contagious…
Continue ReadingUN official says Myanmar’s people are in ‘a severe crisis’
By EDITH M. LEDERER Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N.’s top humanitarian official in Myanmar says the Asian nation’s people are…
Continue ReadingEXPLAINER: Why home protection is important in wildfires
By DON THOMPSON Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Wildfires have destroyed nearly 50,000 homes in California alone in the last five years,…
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Oregon reports 20 more COVID-19 related deaths, one from Deschutes County; 1,896 new cases
There are 20 new COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon, one a 77-year-old Deschutes County woman, raising the state’s death toll to 3,791, the Oregon…
Continue ReadingMarc Lasry, chairman of embattled media org Ozy, resigns
By TALI ARBEL AP Technology Writer The hedge-fund billionaire and Milwaukee Bucks co-owner who was named chairman of embattled media organization Ozy…
Continue ReadingMarc Lasry, chairman of embattled media org Ozy, resigns
By TALI ARBEL AP Technology Writer The hedge-fund billionaire and Milwaukee Bucks co-owner who was named chairman of embattled media organization Ozy…
Continue ReadingWindy Fire has destroyed more than two dozen giant sequoia trees — and that’s just an early assessment
By Stephanie Elam, CNN The Windy Fire in California is wreaking havoc on sequoia trees in Sequoia National Forest this week. Experts say fire has…
Continue ReadingFeds schedule Gulf offshore oil lease sale for November
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The Biden administration has scheduled an offshore oil and gas lease sale for the Gulf of Mexico on Nov. 17, obeying a court…
Continue ReadingFrank Thomas heads group that buys Field of Dreams site
DYERSVILLE, Iowa (AP) — Frank Thomas has found his Field of Dreams. The Hall of Famer has headed a venture that bought controlling interest in Go…
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OSU report: Oregon ag, food and fiber value tops $42 billion; number of farms grows
More than 2,000 new farms were established in Oregon in recent years, and the total value of state’s agriculture, food and fiber sector exceeds $42…
Continue ReadingFederal database undercounts deaths caused by police, according to researchers
By Peter Nickeas, CNN A study published Thursday in a medical journal estimated a federal database failed to count more than 50% of deaths…
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Oregon hospitals’ capacity crisis reflected in Q2 financial data report
The impacts of the hospital capacity crisis created by the surge in infections from the Delta variant and a staffing shortage continued in the second…
Continue ReadingCalifornia enacts law to strip badges from bad officers
By DON THOMPSON Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California is joining the vast majority of states in setting up a way to strip the…
Continue ReadingConvicted rapist guilty of ID theft after decades of hiding
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — A convicted rapist who hid in Florida for more than 40 years after skipping out on his Connecticut prison sentence has pleaded…
Continue ReadingJoe Manchin has been remarkably consistent. Democrats just haven’t been listening
By Chris Cillizza, CNN Editor-at-large On Thursday, West Virginia Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin made clear how much he was willing to spend on a budget…
Continue Reading4 dead found in car in Mexico city plagued by gang violence
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexican prosecutors say four dead men have been found in a stolen car in the city of Iguala, in the southern Mexico state of…
Continue ReadingCalifornia renames park at request of Yurok Tribe
EUREKA, Calif. (AP) — California will rename a popular park in Northern California to include its traditional Yurok name after a request from the…
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