A man accused of stalking and harassing UConn basketball star Paige Bueckers said on social media that he planned to marry her and had an engagement ring and lingerie with him when he was arrested near a Connecticut airport, police reports show. Robert Cole Parmalee, 40, posted statements on TikTok and sent emails to University […]
The Pac-12 will add Boise State, Colorado State, Fresno State and San Diego State to join Oregon State and Washington State in a newly formed Conference of Champions starting in 2026, the league announced Thursday. With these new additions, the Mountain West loses four of its better-known schools and most successful football programs, most notably […]
WRIGHTWOOD, Calif. (AP) – Three large forest fires in Southern California expanded dramatically – houses, cars and horse stables burned in the mountain communities, at least a dozen people were injured, officials said on Wednesday. In the close-knit community of Wrightwood, trees burned behind homes as authorities pleaded with residents to evacuate the surging Bridge […]
TRABUCO CANYON, Calif. (AP) — Apocalyptic-looking plumes of smoke filled the skies east of Los Angeles on Tuesday as firefighters battled three large forest fires which broke out amid an extreme heatwave and threatened tens of thousands of homes and other buildings. Evacuation orders were expanded Tuesday evening as the fires grew and affected parts […]
SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Country singer Jelly Roll has been playing sold-out shows across the U.S. as part of his “Beautifully Broken” tour. But earlier this week, his performance venue wasn’t a huge arena: It was the Oregon State Penitentiary. The award-winning artist posted a video and photos on Instagram from his visit to Salem […]
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — The official nonprofit of the National Park Service is set to receive the largest grant in its history: a $100 million donation that the fundraising group called transformative for the nation’s national parks. The National Park Foundation, which was established by the U.S. Congress in the 1960s to support national parks, […]
The largest proposed grocery store merger in U.S. history is going through the courts. On the one hand, there are the supermarket chains Kroger and Albertsons, who say their planned merger will help them compete against competitors like Costco. On the other side are the Federal Trade Commission’s antitrust authorities, who say the merger would […]
