Utah GOP vote to censure Mitt Romney fails while senator is booed at convention
A resolution to censure GOP Sen. Mitt Romney for his two votes to convict former President Donald Trump failed Saturday at the Utah Republican Party…
Continue ReadingMonth: May 2021
Cascades East Transit resumes weekend bus schedules
CET canceled Saturday and Sunday bus routes over a year ago, after the pandemic started. Now, those routes are up and running…
Continue Reading
Saturday, May 1: Evening Snow Report
Today was the last day of the season for Mt. Hood Meadows. Timberline opened its summer Palmer lift this…
Continue Reading
The world is in the midst of its worst Covid crisis so far. It didn’t have to be this way
A year ago, when the Covid-19 pandemic was still in its relative infancy, the head of the World Health Organization stressed that a global approach…
Continue Reading Former New York Jets player dies in a fishing accident
A former player for the New York Jets died in an accident during a fishing tournament in Texas on Thursday, according to tournament officials and the…
Continue Reading
Social media is a lifeline for desperate Indians. And a threat for Narendra Modi
On most days, Network Capital, a business networking group with over 67,000 members on Facebook, focuses on providing its community with information…
Continue Reading
Slight chances for rain, gusty winds
Happy Sunday Central Oregon! Saturday morning’s shower gave us just over two tenths of an inch of rain in Bend, which is actually a tenth of an inch…
Continue Reading
Prescribed burns planned Tuesday SE of Bend, SW of Crescent, near Paulina
On Tuesday, fuel specialists with the Deschutes National Forest, with assistance from Bend Fire and Rescue and the Oregon Department of Forestry,…
Continue Reading Medina Spirit wins the 147th Kentucky Derby
Medina Spirit won the 147th running of the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs on Saturday. The 3-year-old brown colt was trained by the legendary Bob…
Continue Reading
Letters bearing Biden’s name and informing Americans of Covid relief payments arriving in mailboxes
Letters signed by President Joe Biden have begun to go out notifying beneficiaries of their direct payments under the administration’s Covid…
Continue Reading Medina Spirit crosses the finish line first at the Kentucky Derby
Medina Spirit crossed the finish line first during the 147th running of the Kentucky Derby. This is a developing story. Check back for…
Continue Reading A rare and protected Osprey nest was chopped down in Wales, police say
Police in Wales want to know who cut down an osprey nesting platform on Friday, sending the rare and protected birds’ nest and their…
Continue Reading Biden administration releases Trump-era deadly force rules for terrorist suspects abroad
The Biden administration disclosed Trump-era rules on Friday regulating the use of deadly force against terrorism suspects abroad, releasing them…
Continue Reading Andrew Brown Jr. shooting exposes disconnect between majority rural White county and its mostly Black city
For more than a week, protesters have marched in the streets of a small, quaint, North Carolina city that has been rocked by the police killing of…
Continue Reading
Buffett’s Berkshire pressured to be more environmentally and socially responsible
Warren Buffett defended the decision by Berkshire Hathaway to not put out reports from its many subsidiaries about how the company is addressing the…
Continue Reading
Olympia Dukakis, Oscar-winning ‘Moonstruck’ actress, has died
Olympia Dukakis, an Oscar-winning actress for her role in “Moonstruck,” died Saturday in New York City. She was 89 years old.…
Continue Reading Hilton launches a dog menu for pets who helped their owners through the pandemic
Many people forced into isolation during the Covid-19 pandemic credit their pets for keeping them sane through the lockdown. Hilton wants to reward…
Continue Reading
Fauci and Gupta: Reflections on the year of the coronavirus
When we look back on the coronavirus pandemic, who and what will we remember? At or near the top of the list for many — especially those living…
Continue Reading Washington Post, New York Times retract reports on Giuliani
The Washington Post and The New York Times on Saturday issued significant corrections, retracting earlier reporting that said Rudy Giuliani had been…
Continue Reading Actress Esmé Bianco sues Marilyn Manson months after she accused him of sexual assault
Actress Esmé Bianco is accusing singer Marilyn Manson of sexually assaulting, coercing through drugs and beating her multiple times during their…
Continue Reading