By SCOTT SONNER Associated Press RENO, Nev. (AP) — The latest bid by conservationists and tribal leaders to block construction of a huge lithium mine already in the works along the Nevada-Oregon line was denied by the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Monday. A three-panel judge of the San Francisco-based appellate court rejected
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James Darcy has relied on the assistance of service dogs for decades.
Continue ReadingBy Taylor Thompson Click here for updates on this story HENDERSONVILLE, North Carolina (WLOS) — One Hendersonville man continues to show that age is just a number when it comes to pursuing your passions. ‘Takes you away from the ordinary things in life’ 91-year-old says flying keeps him young Sid Tolchin, a retired U.S. Navy
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Deschutes County Stabilization Center has been serving the community as a valuable resource for people experiencing a mental crisis since 2020. This week, it’s marking its third anniversary. The center serves as something of a midway point between responses in the field and emergency room care. People are supported at the “crisis-safe facility,”
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WASHINGTON (KTVZ) — Reps. Lori Chavez-DeRemer (OR-05) and Salud Carbajal (CA-24) unveiled bipartisan child care affordability legislation Monday they said is aimed at lowering the cost of child care for middle-class families and creating new pathways to expand child care availability for small businesses. The bill would improve a tax credit aimed at helping employers
Continue ReadingBy Hilary Whiteman, CNN Brisbane, Australia (CNN) — Plans for one of the world’s biggest sporting events have been thrown into disarray after the Australian state of Victoria pulled out of hosting the 2026 Commonwealth Games due to cost overruns. Premier Daniel Andrews told reporters in Melbourne Tuesday that initial estimates had put the cost
Continue ReadingANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — New York Yankees third baseman Josh Donaldson could be done for the rest of the season after an MRI revealed a Grade 3 strain to his right calf. Donaldson said before Monday’s game against the Los Angeles Angels that he has not been given a timetable on when he might be
Continue ReadingMIAMI (AP) — Several civil rights groups are challenging Florida’s new immigration law in a federal lawsuit. The legislation Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis signed into law in May bolsters his migrant relocation program and limits social services for immigrants lacking permanent legal status. The lawsuit filed Monday specifically focuses on provisions that criminalize the transportation
Continue ReadingMANZANILLO, Mexico (AP) — An Australian sailor who had been adrift at sea with his dog for three months has been rescued by a Mexican tuna boat in international waters, the fishing vessel’s owner said Monday. Timothy Lyndsay Shaddock, 54, was aboard his incapacitated catamaran Aloha Toa in the Pacific about 1200 miles (1900 kilometers)
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — La temporada de huracanes en el Atlántico se desarrollará en territorio desconocido, a medida que las temperaturas del agua en el Océano Atlántico y el Golfo de México son las más cálidas que se han registrado en la historia. En ese sentido, los meteorólogos advierten que esto significa que hay que
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In partnership with local law enforcement agencies and Deschutes 9-1-1, Deschutes County Behavioral Health has launched a new Community Crisis Response program.
Continue ReadingSofía Benavides (CNN Español) — La Fiscalía de El Salvador informó este lunes que detuvieron a 110 personas, “la mayoría de ellas colombianas”, como parte de sus investigaciones sobre una red que se hacía pasar por microfinancieras que no estaban registradas y cuyos nombres aún no han hecho públicos. Además de los colombianos las autoridades
Continue ReadingSofía Benavides (CNN) — Una manada de más de 50 ballenas piloto murió después de que se encallaran en una isla del noroeste de Escocia, según una organización benéfica marina en el lugar. British Divers Marine Life Rescue (BDMLR), que respondió al informe del encallamiento este domingo, dijo que la mayoría de los 55 ejemplares
Continue ReadingCANNON BEACH, Ore. (AP) — A cougar that climbed onto a towering rock off the coast of northwest Oregon over the weekend — probably in search of feathered prey — has abandoned the craggy formation, allowing for the popular Cannon Beach to reopen to visitors Monday. Multiple agencies and organizations, from local and state police
Continue ReadingCANNON BEACH, Ore. (AP) — A cougar that climbed onto a towering rock off the coast of northwest Oregon over the weekend — probably in search of feathered prey — has abandoned the craggy formation, allowing for the popular Cannon Beach to reopen to visitors Monday. Multiple agencies and organizations, from local and state police
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — El puente de Crimea, que une la península anexada con la Rusia continental, sufrió el impacto de dos proyectiles a primera hora de este lunes, en un ataque del que Kyiv se responsabilizó, según declaró a CNN un funcionario de seguridad de Ucrania. El puente es una arteria vital para el
Continue ReadingBy Jacqueline Howard, CNN (CNN) — Millions of children around the world missed routine childhood vaccinations against diseases such as measles, diphtheria and tetanus during the Covid-19 pandemic, but new data suggests that this decline may be reversing. Globally, 4 million more children worldwide received routine childhood immunizations last year than in the previous year,
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SALEM, Ore. (KTVZ)– As the Powerball and Mega Millions jackpots continue to climb, Saturday’s Powerball drawing produced two prize winners in Oregon. One $50,000 winning ticket was purchased in Portland and another was bought in Bandon. The two lottery jackpot games continue to approach record territory. For Monday night’s drawing, Powerball now stands at $900
Continue ReadingMIAMI (AP) — A Florida family accused of selling a toxic industrial bleach as a fake COVID-19 cure through their online church is on trial this week in Miami. Mark Grenon, 65, and his sons, 37-year-old Jonathan, 35-year-old Joseph and 29-year-old Jordan, are all charged with conspiring to defraud the United States and deliver misbranded
Continue ReadingBy Raja Razek, Gregory Wallace and Brad Parks, CNN (CNN) — A United Airlines Boeing 767 plane lost its emergency evacuation slide in mid-air Monday – and it ended up in the backyard of a home near Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport, officials and a witness said. Patrick Devitt lives in the neighborhood where the slide
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