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Umatilla Electric Cooperative reportedly hired Lisanne Currin as its new chief financial officer. The eastern Oregon utility had posted the senior finance role in January 2026.

Canada is moving toward a formal announcement of retaliatory tariffs against the United States after President Trump warned of "worse consequences." The dollar-for-dollar measures are set to take effect September 8.

The U.S. national debt has officially surpassed $40 trillion, Treasury Department data confirm, arriving months earlier than forecasters expected. A bond market sell-off and surging interest costs are now compounding the fiscal pressure on Washington.

Arizona Corporation Commission candidate Ralph Heap faces three campaign finance complaints over undisclosed spending. Clean Elections froze his public funding amid the investigation.

Frank Beard, longtime ZZ Top drummer and Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee, has died at 77. He passed in hospice care at his Texas ranch.

A magnitude 7.4 earthquake killed hundreds across western Colombia in August 2026. Armenia, a city of 300,000, recorded no deaths and no building collapses.