Recently, Shay Mikalson, superintendent of Bend-La Pine Schools, and several leadership staff joined Bend-Redmond Habitat for Humanity to build on the organization’s 30th Anniversary Home for a single mom and her two children. Their team worked with great intention and care to hang siding and gained some mastery of caulking guns, all to help complete
Continue ReadingJoin Bend-Redmond Habitat for Humanity on a build trip to Phang Nga, Thailand, March 7-14, 2020. Bend-Redmond Habitat has spots available for volunteers who want to have an amazing experience in a different country and culture and help low income families at the same time! This is your opportunity to have an experience of a
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Gov. Kate Brown and the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife are seeking applications for membership on the Oregon Conservation and Recreation Advisory Committee. The deadline to apply is Friday, Dec. 13. The Oregon Conservation and Recreation Fund is a new way for Oregonians to support projects that protect and enhance the species and habitats
Continue Reading(CNN) — La Cámara de Representantes de Estados Unidos votó este jueves y se aprobaron las reglas del proceso del juicio político contra el presidente Donald Trump, abriendo así la siguiente fase de su investigación. La Cámara aprobó la resolución de procedimientos más temprano este jueves, y luego votó sobre la resolución para formalizar cómo
Continue ReadingThe process of impeachment isn’t a criminal or a civil case in the courts, but a political case in Congress. That means Thursday’s vote in the House to authorize rules for the impeachment inquiry is an important barometer for how the country feels about the process. Here are the details on that vote, along with
Continue ReadingThe murder trial for the Colorado man who allegedly killed his fiancee last Thanksgiving is set to begin Friday, and the focus will be on the testimony of his girlfriend from Idaho — who says he confessed to the crime. Patrick Frazee, 33, was arrested in December and is charged with murder in the killing
Continue ReadingThe St. Charles Family Care Clinic in Sisters celebrated Halloween on Thursday by transforming their clinic into a “zoo.” They were not the only business welcoming the Halloween spirit across Central Oregon. Staff at the St. Charles’ Family Care Clinic in Madras and the women and children’s clinic in Bend dressed up as sharks and
Continue ReadingOregonians without health insurance will be busy during the state’s open enrollment period. It is the only time of the year many Oregonians who don’t get insurance through their employer can sign up for health coverage. Open enrollment begins Nov. 1 and ends Dec. 15. It is available through the Oregon Health Insurance Marketplace, which
Continue ReadingNo te pierdas el documental ‘El Chapo: dos rostros de un capo‘ el 7 de noviembre. (CNN Español) — El linaje personal de Joaquín el “Chapo” Guzmán es tan extenso como su empresa criminal. Aunque resulta complicado confirmar el número exacto de hijos, se calcula que habría tenido entre 12 y 13 producto de al
Continue Reading(CNN Español) — Hablando en Oaxaca el viernes, el presidente de México, Andrés Manuel López Obrador dijo que la situación en Culiacán, Sinaloa, este jueves, que se volvió muy complicada y que “muchos ciudadanos, personas y seres humanos estaban en riesgo”, y agregó que “se decidió proteger la vida de las personas”. Estas fueron las
Continue Reading(CNN) — Una mujer fue encontrada muerta con una serpiente pitón de 2,4 metros envuelta alrededor de su cuello, según la policía estatal de Indiana. La serpiente era una pitón reticulada, que es nativa del sudeste asiático y se considera la serpiente más larga del mundo. El despacho del condado de Benton en Oxford, Indiana,
Continue ReadingThere’s no Thanksgiving like Friendsgiving — and this month, “Friends” fans will be able to watch all the show’s Thanksgiving episodes in movie theaters. The hit NBC sitcom, which marked its 25th anniversary last month, followed six friends through their life in New York. The show ran for 10 years — and in that decade,
Continue ReadingRedmond Proficiency Academy High School students will release an album of original music titled “The Evergreen Sessions” on the digital music site Bandcamp in January. “We’re excited to release this album showcasing the hard work and talent of our students,” said Jonathan Moore, RPA High School music director. “RPA prides itself on offering real-world learning
Continue ReadingMoments after the House passed a resolution establishing procedures for the next phase of the impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump, the White House condemned the vote. In a statement, White House press secretary Stephanie Grisham said that the resolution “fails to provide any due process whatsoever to the Administration,” calling it “unconstitutional.” Trump echoed
Continue ReadingClick here for updates on this story FAIR LAWN, NJ (WPIX) — A New Jersey man is fighting for his life after being hit by a car. His loved ones found out he was in danger thanks to the family dog. “He had an American bulldog named Mr. Wrinkles who was running around,” said Fair
Continue ReadingIt’s the dinner that makes history. The biggest moment yet in the Democratic campaign for President takes place Friday at the Liberty and Justice celebration (formerly the Jefferson Jackson dinner, before the party stopped ignoring those two presidents’ slave-owning legacies.) This rowdy festival in Iowa is a fabled political moment. Campaigns shell out for hundreds
Continue ReadingAt least 14 people have died after a series of earthquakes rattled the southern Philippines. A 6.5 magnitude quake struck on Thursday morning, local time, in the Tulunan area of Cotabato province on the southern island of Mindanao. That jolt came only two days after a deadly 6.6 magnitude quake. The quakes have left 14
Continue ReadingThe city of Bend Streets and Operations Department and the Oregon Department of Transportation will be working together, combining crews and equipment, to clean up the Bend Parkway median over the next couple of weeks. The work will start near Colorado Avenue and extend about four miles to the north, to the Cascade Village Shopping
Continue ReadingMatthew Valdivia woke Thursday to the smell of smoke, and looked outside to see the glow of a wildfire in the hills near his home in San Bernardino. After waking up his wife and children and some neighbors, the Valdivia family joined thousands of other Southern Californians who’ve had to flee fires. And like those
Continue ReadingPresident Donald Trump, a native New Yorker, has now declared himself a Florida resident, according to court documents. The President changed his permanent residence to his Mar-a-Lago Club in Palm Beach, Florida, in late September, and first lady Melania Trump followed suit in October, in forms filed with the Palm Beach County Circuit Court. In
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