Bend woman completes walk around the world to benefit, inspire other women
A walk around the world, spanning 13 countries and 20,000 miles, came to a close Sunday in Bend, as others joined in the last mile of Angela…
Continue ReadingYear: 2020
Pacific Power grants to fund several C.O. clean transportation projects
Nonprofits, local governments and school districts served by Pacific Power will receive over $1.3 million in grants for innovative clean…
Continue Reading
Oregon contest promoting young worker safety back with new theme, tagline
Now is the time for high school students across Oregon to let their creativity flow for a good cause: increasing awareness about workplace safety for…
Continue Reading
Merkley co-sponsors bill to crack down on online sexual exploitation
Sens. Jeff Merkley, D-Ore., and Ben Sasse, R-Neb., have introduced the Stop Internet Sexual Exploitation Act, legislation that would require all…
Continue Reading
Oregon Dept. of Human Services and partner to address youth homelessness
Oregon will benefit from the growing statewide momentum to address youth homelessness in a new partnership with the Corporation for Supportive…
Continue ReadingTrump’s talk of martial law sends White House staffers rushing to the press
A meeting President Donald Trump held to discuss overturning the election result alarmed some White House staffers — people who are used to…
Continue Reading
Holiday Lights: Show on Meadow Lane pulls out all the stops
There’s a whole lot to look at and enjoy when you view the big Christmas lights display at a home on Northeast Meadow Lane in Bend. Reminder:…
Continue Reading
5 exercises to offset too much sitting
It’s another day of self-isolating, which means it’s potentially another day of sitting indoors restlessly taking yet another Zoom…
Continue Reading
As Central Oregonians get set to resume traveling, COVID’s uncertainties linger
Vicky Malakoff, who runs the travel agency Destination Uncharted in Bend, says with COVID-19 vaccines being rolled out, her clients have started…
Continue ReadingSnow Report: Dec. 20
Not much new snow, except for the Mount Hood resorts. Willamette Pass was forced to close due to…
Continue Reading
Cooler temps and maybe snow coming Monday night
Good Sunday evening, Central Oregon! We’re still seeing a strong weather system brining a lot of wet and warmer air to the area And that means plenty…
Continue Reading US army scientists examine new UK coronavirus variant to see if it might be resistant to vaccine
Scientists at the Walter Reed Army Institute of Research expect to know in the next few days if there’s a concern that the coronavirus vaccines…
Continue Reading
Wyden, Merkley outline items in COVID-19 relief, year-end funding bills
Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., released the following statement late Sunday on the unemployment insurance benefits…
Continue Reading
Seahawks hold on to beat Washington, clinch playoff spot
Russell Wilson and the Seahawks built a big lead and Seattle’s suddenly opportunistic defense held on Sunday to beat Washington 20-15 and clinch a…
Continue Reading
Slide closes Historic Columbia River Highway near Multnomah Falls
The Historic Columbia River Highway was closed in both directions a mile west of Multnomah Falls on Sunday due to a debris slide from heavy rainfall…
Continue Reading
How the pandemic stole Christmas but Santa Claus got it back
Every Christmas season for the last 16 years, Tom Carmody has dressed as Santa Claus and “ho, ho, ho-ed” his way into the hearts of…
Continue Reading
No. 12 Iowa State to face No. 25 Oregon in Fiesta Bowl
The Fiesta Bowl could add another high-scoring game to its history, with No. 12 Iowa State scheduled to face No. 25 Oregon on Saturday, Jan. 2.…
Continue Reading What we know about Moderna’s coronavirus vaccine and how it differs from Pfizer’s
Moderna’s coronavirus vaccine is similar to the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine that was the first Covid-19 vaccine authorized and shipped out to the…
Continue ReadingSesame Workshop debuts its first ever Rohingya Muppets for refugee children
Rohingya children raised amid political turmoil have few opportunities to see themselves represented in the media. Sesame Workshop is helping to…
Continue Reading
Manchester United fires six goals past Leeds to continue impressive Premier League run
Manchester United continued its imperious run of form in the Premier League with a 6-2 demolition of Leeds United. Since the insipid defeat to…
Continue Reading