Jack Balzer
Helicopter Harvesting Christmas Trees Crashes
SHERIDAN, Ore. (AP) — The Polk County Sheriff's Office says a helicopter helping to harvest Christmas trees crashed near Sheridan, but the pilot was able to walk away.
Authorities say that witness reports indicate an engine failure caused the pilot to lose control of the aircraft Monday afternoon...
Gateway Co-Founder Dies
CYBERSPACE (AP) — If you've ever received a computer in a box with a spotted-cow design, you'll want to remember the name Mike Hammond. The man who co-founded Gateway has died. Hammond started Gateway with brothers Ted and Norm Waitt and selling PCs direct to customers in those distinctive boxes helped make Gateway one of the top computers on the market back in the day...
Kansas City Royals’ Championship Parade, Fans Parties!
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Royals and their fans will throw one of the biggest parties in the city's history to celebrate the team's first World Series championship in 30 years.
The Royals became World Series champions Sunday with a 7-2 victory in 12 innings over the New York Mets...
“STAR TREK” to Get New Episodes
NEW YORK (AP) — Ready for some new "Star Trek" episodes? Fans will be able to see them soon — for a price. CBS says it is ginning up a "totally new" set of episodes of the sci-fi drama. The new shows are due in January, 2017. But they will only be available on CBS All Access, the network's subscription streaming video service...
Liquor License Suspended Due to Male Performers
COEUR D'ALENE, Idaho (AP) — The hunks were too hot. Regulators in Idaho have temporarily suspended an American Indian casino's liquor license, after the venue hosted the all male "HUNKS The Show." The revue features skimpy outfits and moves that officials say were simulated sex acts...
Cory Wells, Three Dog Night Singer, Dies in New York at 74
NEW YORK (AP) — A founding member of the popular 1970s band Three Dog Night has died in New York state. Cory Wells was 74.
Bandmate Danny Hutton says Wells experienced acute back pain weeks ago and died suddenly Tuesday in Dunkirk, where he had lived...
Self-Driving Cars
ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) — Self-driving cars have faced one of their most rigorous tests yet: an interstate in busy northern Virginia.
The Virginia Tech Transportation Institute demonstrated its automated vehicle technology Monday on the I-95 Express Lanes...
The Top 10 Movies on the iTunes Store
The Associated Press
iTunes Movies U.S. charts for week ending October 18, 2015:
iTunes Movies US Charts
1. Inside Out (2015)
2. San Andreas
3. Tomorrowland
4. Spy
5. Avengers: Age of Ultron
6. Jurassic World
7. Big Eyes
8...
The Top iPhone Apps on App Store
The Associated Press
App Store Official Charts for the week ending October 12, 2015:
Top Paid iPhone Apps:
1. Minecraft: Pocket Edition, Mojang
2. hocus., Yunus Ayyildiz
3. Plague Inc., Ndemic Creations
4. Geometry Dash, RobTop Games AB
5...
Steven Tyler Asks Donald Trump to Knock Off Using “DREAM ON”
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Steven Tyler is asking Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump to stop using the song "Dream On" at campaign events. Tyler's attorneys have sent a second cease-and-desist letter to Trump's campaign. Tyler is a registered Republican, but the letter says Trump's use of the song gives the false impression that Tyler endorses Trump...