President Joe Biden on Monday lambasted Belarus’ sudden grounding of a commercial flight and subsequent arrest of onboard dissident journalist Roman Pratasevich as “a direct affront to international norms.” “The United States condemns in the strongest possible terms both the diversion of the plane and the subsequent removal and arrest of Mr. Pratasevich,” Biden said
Continue ReadingKevin Spacey is set to star in his first film since being accused of sexual misconduct in 2017. CNN has confirmed that the actor will play a detective in an upcoming Italian movie called, “L’uomo Che Disegnò Dio.” The film is directed by and also stars Franco Nero. It will also star Nero’s wife, Vanessa
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Bend-La Pine Schools Interim Superintendent Lora Nordquist announced Monday that four schools will have new leaders, starting July 1: Bear Creek Elementary School, High Lakes Elementary School, Silver Rail Elementary School and Pacific Crest Middle School.
Continue ReadingThe two lead Senate negotiators behind legislation to overhaul the nation’s policing laws expressed new optimism Monday, on the eve of a critical milestone President Joe Biden had set to make progress on such a plan, with Republican Sen. Tim Scott of South Carolina saying, “I think we can see the end of the tunnel”
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Oregon State University said Monday it will hold an in-person celebratory event on Friday, June 11 for 2020 and 2021 Corvallis campus graduates, the day before the university holds its formal virtual 2021 commencement ceremony.
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A recent rise in COVID-19 cases at La Pine High School, and a resulting surge in quarantined students and staff, has prompted officials to return the school to online-only learning for the next two weeks.
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A group of Tumalo landowners suing the Tumalo Irrigation District has created a “Stop the Pipe” website as part of their attempt to garner public support and block a $42 million canal piping project. As an alternative to stopping the project, the landowners seek financial damages of approximately $250,000 per property, with estimated collective damages
Continue ReadingTexas Sen. John Cornyn was clear in February: Congress should establish a 9/11-style outside commission to investigate the January 6 attack, a rare sign of bipartisanship just a month after the deadly Capitol insurrection. “I agree w/Speaker Pelosi — a 911-type investigation is called for to help prevent this from happening again,” Cornyn, a member
Continue ReadingMali’s transitional president and prime minister were arrested Monday and are now in the custody of military officers, according to a joint statement by several international groups. The arrests continue a cycle of political turmoil that has plagued the country for more than a decade. Interim President Bah N’Daw and Prime Minister Moctar Ouane were
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ODOT crews spent much of Monday cleaning fire and safety hazards from a homeless camp near Highway 97 and an irrigation canal in southern Bend, 12 days after notice was given. A similar operation is planned Tuesday near the Bend Parkway and Revere Avenue.
Continue ReadingFormer Trump White House Counsel Don McGahn has agreed to testify before the House Judiciary Committee after House Democrats and the Justice Department struck a deal paving the way for his closed-door testimony, which is likely to occur next week, according to two sources familiar with the discussions. McGahn’s testimony is coming after a years-long
Continue ReadingSamoa swore in its first female Prime Minister in a makeshift ceremony in a tent Monday after she was locked out of Parliament amid a power struggle with the country’s longstanding leader. Fiame Naomi Mata’afa’s Faith in the One True God (FAST) Party said the dramatic turn of events amounted to a “bloodless coup” following
Continue Reading“American Idol” has named a winner. Down to the final three contestants, Grace Kinstler, Willie Spence and Chayce Beckham, performed for the last time on Sunday’s nailbiter. “I can tell you, it’s very close at the moment. You can’t assume your favorite is safe,” host Ryan Seacrest announced during the first hour of the Season
Continue ReadingThe shelter at Fort Bliss feels more like a warehouse, according to people who have been there, with rows and rows of bunk cots stacked on top of each other, filling up large white tents where hundreds of migrant children wait. Now, officials are talking about doubling that population — from 5,000 to up to
Continue ReadingAn aircraft operated by a contractor crashed after it took off from Nellis Air Force Base near Las Vegas, according to tweets from the military base’s verified account. The aircraft crashed about 2:30 p.m. PT Monday near the southern edge of Nellis. “Multiple federal and local first responders are on scene,” one tweet says. No
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Sens. Jeff Merkley and Ron Wyden, D-Ore., announced Monday that $39.3 million in American Rescue Plan funding is headed to Oregon to support substance abuse treatment and prevention programming, and to strengthen mental health services for Oregonians.
Continue ReadingNo new snow and only rain are expected so far this week.
Continue ReadingA new exhibit that seeks to explain “the whole story” of the nation’s largest Confederate monument, including the history of the Ku Klux Klan there, is coming to Georgia’s Stone Mountain Park, the park’s board said Monday. The exhibit will be developed together with “credible and well-established historians,” the board said in a news release,
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On Monday evening, eight Ridgeview High School athletes signed letters of intent with colleges and universities at the school’s spring college signing event.
Continue ReadingThe Rev. Michael Pfleger, the senior pastor of the St. Sabina parish in Chicago, will be reinstated to active ministry, Cardinal Blase J. Cupich announced Monday. Pfleger, a longtime activist on Chicago’s South Side, has gained a national reputation for speaking out on policing, gun violence, community inequality and other issues. Three men have alleged
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