Prineville BLM selling firewood permits online
The Bureau of Land Management Deschutes Field Office has added an online option for purchasing firewood-cutting permits for the Williamson Creek juniper firewood-cutting area.
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Prosecutors took 18 electronic devices from Rudy Giuliani’s home and office in April raid
Federal prosecutors seized 18 electronic devices belonging to Rudy Giuliani and more than one of his employees when they raided his home and office last month, according to a new court filing. The letter, dated April 29, had been previously filed publicly with many redactions. The new filing, with fewer redactions, sheds a little more
Continue ReadingTrump administration secretly obtained CNN reporter’s phone and email records
The Trump administration secretly sought and obtained the 2017 phone and email records of a CNN correspondent, the latest instance where federal prosecutors have taken aggressive steps targeting journalists in leak investigations. The Justice Department informed CNN Pentagon correspondent Barbara Starr, in a May 13 letter, that prosecutors had obtained her phone and email records
Continue ReadingIsrael and Palestinian militant group Hamas agree to a ceasefire
Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas have agreed to a ceasefire, after more than a week of conflict left hundreds dead, most of them Palestinians. The truce signals an end to the immediate bloodshed, but will likely leave both sides further apart than ever. Over 11 days, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) carried out
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Crook County, Redmond schools adopt OSAA mask, vaccine guidance; Bend-La Pine still weighing steps
Under new state guidance, Oregon’s student athletes and spectators can go maskless at indoor sporting events, if they are vaccinated and can prove it with their vaccination card. And that’s left schools across the state deciding how to proceed.
Continue ReadingFreedom through fitness: This CNN Hero’s formula keeps former offenders from returning to prison
Joel Ramsey remembers the moment he decided to change his life. It came when he’d been incarcerated for the fourth time. “I was in a cell by myself and I just had a self-talk. And I’m like, ‘Damn, I’m here again.’ … I just made a decision that this was the last time.” he said.
Continue ReadingJustin Amash questions why Liz Cheney didn’t speak out about Trump sooner
Justin Amash, a former Republican congressman, argued that propping up GOP Rep. Liz Cheney as “some sort of hero” for breaking with her party about former President Donald Trump “is a bit misguided,” criticizing her for not speaking up sooner. “We had four years where she could have stood up and said, ‘There’s a problem
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Los Angeles Police Department investigating altercation at restaurant as possible anti-Semitic hate crime
The Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) is investigating as a hate crime an altercation Tuesday night near Hollywood where witness reports said Jewish people dining at a restaurant were targeted by a group of pro-Palestinian men driving past in vehicles. Officers responded to an altercation outside a sushi restaurant around 9:50 p.m. on Tuesday, where
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Central Cascades wilderness permits to open daily rolling permits Friday
Beginning Friday morning, Central Cascades Wilderness Permits will become available within a seven-day rolling window through this summer.
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Some local politicians who were near US Capitol on January 6 return to life of prominence back home
In the weeks after Texas state Rep. Kyle Biedermann stood near the steps of the US Capitol where rioters soon brawled with police, he returned to the Lone Star State to introduce a bill paving the way for Texas to secede. “We have our own grid, we have our own gold depository, we have so
Continue ReadingNearly 70 big cats removed from Oklahoma animal park featured in the Netflix documentary ‘Tiger King: Murder, Mayhem and Madness’
Nearly 70 big cats have been seized from an Oklahoma animal park owned by Jeff Lowe and his wife, Lauren, who were featured in the Netflix documentary, “Tiger King: Murder, Mayhem and Madness,” a news release from the Department of Justice said Thursday. A total of 68 protected lions, tigers, lion-tiger hybrids and a jaguar
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Terry Skjersaa joins inaugural Furnish Hope board
Terry Skjersaa, Principal Broker with the Skjersaa Group, which operates in partnership with Duke Warner Realty, has been named as Secretary and Treasurer of the newly formed board of directors serving local nonprofit Furnish Hope.
Continue ReadingColonial Pipeline CEO to testify in Congressional hearing on cyberattack next month
The CEO of Colonial Pipeline is set to testify to lawmakers next month after a cyberattack caused a six-day shutdown of the pipeline that delivers nearly half of all the diesel and gasoline consumed on the East Coast of the United States. Joseph Blount, who has run the Colonial Pipeline company for nearly four years,
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The Texas governor is banning public schools from requiring masks. Here’s what parents think
When Bridget Wiedenmeyer learned Texas was banning mask mandates in public schools, she immediately worried about her 11-year-old daughter — who has a chronic lung condition but is too young to be vaccinated against Covid-19. “There’s a large contingent of people who are like, ‘Well, only this teeny tiny percent of kids …. die of
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Compass Commercial announces 3 new ‘Compass Cares’ charities
Compass Commercial announced Thursday that Kôr Community Land Trust, St. Vincent de Paul, and Hearts and Hands for Humanity have been chosen as the three Compass Cares charities for 2021 and 2022.
Continue ReadingNonprofit workers go tent to tent to vaccinate homeless
Click here for updates on this story O’AHU, Hawaii (KITV) — During the pandemic, Toni Floerke, a nurse at Project Vision Hawaii, has been putting shots in the arms of hundreds of homeless on O’ahu. Many of them are hard-to-reach and reluctant to receive a dose of a vaccine. It’s forced nonprofit groups to go
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Bend-La Pine Schools’ Brian Hanson named OSEA’s Employee of the Year
In a surprise award ceremony Thursday, Brian Hanson, Bend-La Pine Schools Outside Services Crew member and president of the local classified association, learned that he was chosen as the Oregon School Employees Association’s Employee of the Year.
Continue ReadingMosque vandalism: Religious flag burned, base spray painted with pro-Trump graffiti
Click here for updates on this story LONG ISLAND, New York (WABC) — Police on Long Island are looking for the persons who vandalized a mosque, burning a sacred flag and spray painting pro-Trump graffiti on the marble base. It happened around 2 a.m. Monday at the Islamic Center of Suffolk County on 3rd Street
Continue ReadingThursday PM Snow Report
Timerberline saw one new inch of snow accumulation. We could see more scattered snow showers Thursday night.
Continue ReadingBiden celebrates ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas
President Joe Biden on Thursday touted the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas during a hastily arranged White House speech in response to the quick-moving developments in the Middle East. “We’ve held intensive high-level discussions, hour-by-hour, literally, (with) Egypt, the Palestinian Authority and other Middle Eastern countries with the aim of avoiding the sort of prolonged
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