National

News of the weird: The Gaza Strip gets its first cat cafe, a cozy refuge from life under blockade

GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — The global cat cafe trend, where people pay to have coffee and hang…

Eastern Oregon University

College volleyball: Eastern Oregon takes two more wins at Big Sky Challenge

BUTTE, Mont. — The Mountaineers volleyball team kept in winning form to start the 2023 season on Friday,…

Sports

La Grande Little League caps another successful season

LA GRANDE — Continuing a tradition of youth baseball excellence, the La Grande Little League All-Star team picked…

Eastern Oregon University

Mountaineers open 2023 season with quality wins at Big Sky Challenge

BUTTE, Mont. — The Eastern Oregon University volleyball team got its 2023 campaign off to a hot start…

High School

Cove football dinner scheduled

COVE — The Cove middle and high school football programs will hold a meeting and picnic on Friday,…

National

Maui residents fill philanthropic gaps while aid makes the long journey to the fire-stricken island

LAHANIA, Hawaii — After learning that 100 pounds of insulin was stuck, grounded last week at Kona International…

National

News of the weird: Scientist Max Fish oversees introduction of warm-water tolerant sunfish to California anglers

SAN DIEGO — California’s only native sunfish, the Sacramento perch, survived catastrophic floods in the 1860s and was…

High School

Tiger Open scheduled for Sept. 16

LA GRANDE — The La Grande Tiger Boosters is hosting the Tiger Open Saturday, Sept. 16, at the…

High School

First day of Oregon high school football practice to be met with expected heat wave

PORTLAND — The 2023 Oregon high school football season is right around the corner, and it’s bringing the…

National

News of the weird: Researchers have identified a new pack of endangered gray wolves in California

SEQUOIA NATIONAL PARK, Calif. — A new pack of gray wolves has shown up in California’s Sierra Nevada,…

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