Month: July 2022

Heather Jackson, left, and Jodie Robertson, right, pour beer on 2022 Ironman champion Sarah True in Lake Placid on Sunday. (Company Photo — Parker O’Brien) LAKE PLACID — Sarah True hadn’t competed in a full-distance Ironman in nearly three years, but you wouldn’t have been able to tell Sunday during Ironman Lake Placid. “I took a three-year break from Ironman between COVID and pregnancy,” True told Ironman host Mike Reilly. “I like to think that if everything had been normal during these three years, this could have happened earlier. But every time you can win it’s very special.” The West…

WATCH: Second 15-year-old charged in Memphis pastor’s slaying, DA seeks adult trial WATCH: Second 15-year-old charged in Memphis pastor’s slaying, DA seeks adult trial MEMPHIS, Tenn. – A second teenager has been arrested in connection with the murder of a Memphis pastor. The Rev. Autura Eason-Williams was shot several times during a carjacking in Whitehaven on July 18. He later died at a hospital, Memphis police said. MORE: Funeral services announced for Reverend Autura Eason-Williams A 15-year-old, Miguel Andrade, was previously arrested and charged with her murder. Now, another 15-year-old, Brayan Carrillo, has been arrested in connection with Eason-Williams’ death….

“Highly credible” whistleblowers have come forward to a top Senate Republican alleging a widespread effort within the FBI to downplay or discredit negative information about President Joe Biden’s son Hunter Biden, according to letters reviewed by CBS News. “Information provided to my office involves concerns about the FBI’s receipt and use of derogatory information related to Hunter Biden and the FBI’s misrepresentation of acquired evidence as disinformation,” GOP said. Senator Chuck Grassley wrote FBI Director Christopher Wray and Attorney General Merrick Garland on July 25. “The volume and consistency of these allegations corroborate their credibility and make this letter necessary.”…

Leave the state to have an abortion I find it surreal that several states and Republicans in Congress are trying to make it illegal for women to leave their state to get an abortion. So now the state where a woman resides owns her body? How absurd is that? If your state doesn’t allow betting, you can go to one that does and play. If cannabis is illegal in your state, you can go to a state where it is legal and smoke. Will they charge the woman or the doctor who did what was legal in their state? The…

Medford beats Hillsboro in 11 innings, earns automatic spot in state championship final Medford Mustangs coach Nate Mayben was prophetic Sunday night when he said his team’s winner-takes-all contest Monday against the Hillsboro Barbers would be a battle. As quick and efficient as Medford’s second American Legion AAA state tournament win was that night, it was just as long and stressful Monday night at Legion Field in Roseburg. It was also just as successful. In what turned into a back-and-forth prizefight with both undefeated teams landing big punches, it was a little hitting that got the job done for the…