Americans are spotting more sharks in the water. Here’s why that’s a good thing
By Christina Maxouris, CNN (CNN) — It’s that time of year again: the thick of summer when sharks have caught America’s attention. Unwanted…
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Prigozhin celebrates Niger coup, says his Wagner group can help
By Tim Lister, CNN (CNN) — While the international community, including many African states, have condemned the coup in Niger, Russian…
Continue ReadingBlinken says US economic support for Niger is at risk as military takeover threatens stability
By BRIAN P. D. HANNON and ROD MCGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Political instability in Niger resulting from a military takeover…
Continue ReadingBurning cargo ship off Dutch coast will be towed to a new location after flames and smoke subsided
By MIKE CORDER Associated Press THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — The Dutch government says that salvage crews are preparing to tow a car-carrying…
Continue Reading5 injured in shooting at Seattle parking lot; police say no immediate arrests
SEATTLE (AP) — Five people were wounded in a shooting at a Seattle parking lot during which the police chief said “dozens and dozens of rounds”…
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City of Redmond planned road closures and delays – July 29-August 4
REDMOND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Here are the city of Redmond’s planned road closures and delays for the week of July 29-August 4. City of Redmond road…
Continue ReadingMega Millions jackpot rises to $1.05 billion, with no top winner in Friday’s drawing
By Aya Elamroussi, CNN (CNN) — The Mega Millions jackpot has soared to more than $1 billion after no winning ticket matched all six numbers…
Continue ReadingNBA tells teams Lillard would honor contract in any trade, warns of discipline for saying otherwise
NEW YORK (AP) — The NBA told teams Friday that Damian Lillard and his agent confirmed that the All-Star guard would honor his contract in any…
Continue ReadingTo wrap, or not to wrap? Hungarian bookstores face fines over closed packaging for LGBTQ+ books
By BELA SZANDELSZKY Associated Press BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — In a snug, wood-paneled Jewish bookstore in Hungary’s capital, Eva Redai…
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Deschutes County road construction update – week of July 30-August 5
Here is the Deschutes County road construction update for the week of July 30-August…
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City of Bend road and traffic report – week of July 31-August 6
BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Here is the city of Bend’s road and traffic report for the week of July 31-August 6: SE Reed Market Road between SE Ninth…
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Fifth annual Head Start Book Drive underway at Roundabout Books, aided by SELCO Community Credit Union
The fifth annual Head Start Book Drive with Roundabout Books and SELCO Community Credit Union is underway. NeighborImpact aims to collect 1,350 new…
Continue ReadingA drought alert for receding Lake Titicaca has Indigenous communities worried for their future
By PAOLA FLORES Associated Press HUARINA, Bolivia (AP) — A 70-year-old man’s feet sink into the soil as he passes abandoned boats where there…
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Wyden, Merkley, Hoyle try again on bill to reauthorize Secure Rural Schools funding program
Sens. Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., along with Rep. Val Hoyle, D-Ore., on Friday reintroduced a bipartisan bill to reauthorize the U.S. Forest…
Continue ReadingBlack Belt Eagle Scout’s latest record inspired by return home to Swinomish tribe’s ancestral lands
By MICHAEL CASEY Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — The beginning of the pandemic was devasting for the leader of the indie rock band Black Belt Eagle…
Continue ReadingBlack Belt Eagle Scout’s latest record inspired by return home to Swinomish tribe’s ancestral lands
By MICHAEL CASEY Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — The beginning of the pandemic was devasting for the leader of the indie rock band Black Belt Eagle…
Continue Reading30 days over 110 F in Phoenix. But expected monsoon rains could cool historically hot Southwest
By ANITA SNOW Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — A historic heat wave that has gripped the U.S. Southwest throughout July, blasting residents and…
Continue ReadingAfter an attack on Salman Rushdie, the Chautauqua Institution says its mission won’t change
By CAROLYN THOMPSON Associated Press CHAUTAUQUA, N.Y. (AP) — For a single, unthinkable moment last summer, the Chautauqua Institution was a hostile…
Continue ReadingEx-New Mexico police informant headed to prison after admitting 5 bank robberies to feed addiction
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A New Mexico man who confessed to five bank robberies last year, including one bank he robbed twice, has been sentenced to…
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OSU study: Billions in conservation spending fail to improve Columbia Basin wild fish stocks
Four decades of conservation spending totaling more than $9 billion in inflation-adjusted tax dollars has failed to improve stocks of wild salmon and…
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