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The country’s National Guard said in a statement that coast guard members dispatched to the sinking ship rescued five people and retrieved the bodies of 20 others 15 miles off the coast north of ...

GRANTS PASS, Ore.- Preliminary results for the recall election of Josephine County Commissioner John West are in. So far, it’s looking like county residents are ready for West to step down. After ...

UPDATE, December 16: Avanti West Coast strikes over Christmas have since been called off, as a new pay offer is being put to train managers. This time last year, it seemed like train strikes had ...

Planned strike action by Avanti West Coast train managers over the Christmas period has been called off, the RMT rail union has said. The walkouts, announced earlier this week, had been planned ...

(CNN) — The former leader of the US Coast Guard who withheld from Congress the explosive findings of an investigation that documented years of sexual assaults at the agency’s prestigious ...

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A newly elected state lawmaker in West Virginia is facing at least one felony and is accused of making terroristic threats. State police say 61-year-old Joseph de Soto ...

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DAVIS, Calif. (AP) — UC Davis is joining the Mountain West Conference as a non-football member in 2026. The Aggies will compete in 16 conference-sponsored sports, including men’s and women’s ...

Avanti West Coast train managers have voted to strike for three days over the Christmas period. The RMT union said that walkouts have been scheduled for 22, 23 and 29 December for Avanti services ...

And, I also thank my Project Team of 12 state Medal of Honor Highway managers and the national veterans groups who supported the coast-to-coast National Medal of Honor Highway along our nation ...