By ANDREW MELDRUM Associated Press JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Desmond Tutu, South Africa’s Nobel Peace Prize-winning activist for racial justice, has died at 90. Tutu was an uncompromising foe of apartheid, South Africa’s brutal regime of oppression against its Black majority. The buoyant, blunt-spoken clergyman used his pulpit as the first Black bishop of Johannesburg and
Continue ReadingBy MATTHEW COLES Associated Press SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Donovan Mitchell scored 33 points and the Utah Jazz beat the COVID-19-depleted Dallas Mavericks 120-116. Bojan Bogdanovic scored 25 points and Mike Conley had 22 to lift the Jazz to their 13th win in their last 15 games. It wasn’t the Christmas night matchup the
Continue Reading
SEATTLE (AP) — The Pacific Northwest is bracing for a major winter storm with snow expected along the coast, the mountains under a winter weather advisory over the weekend and frigid temperatures expected by early next week. The Seattle-Tacoma area is likely to see up to 3 inches of snow over the weekend, with a
Continue ReadingISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan’s army says militants targeted an army post in Pakistan’s northwestern tribal belt near the Afghan border, killing a soldier in a firefight overnight. The army said Saturday the attack took place in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. No group immediately claimed responsibility for the attack. The military said that during an intense exchange
Continue ReadingBy DAVID BRANDT AP Sports Writer GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Arizona’s late-season fade is starting to feel like a full-blown collapse. The Cardinals failed to clinch a playoff spot for the third straight week after a 22-16 loss to the banged-up Indianapolis Colts, who were missing arguably their best defensive player and four starting offensive
Continue Reading
Christmas night brings our final Holiday Lights display of the season, from NE Lapoint Court in Bend. Thanks for all the great photos and tips on where to shoot all those dazzling displays on the High Desert!
Continue ReadingBy DAVID BRANDT AP Sports Writer GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Carson Wentz threw two touchdown passes, Jonathan Taylor ran for 108 yards and the banged-up Indianapolis Colts continued their late-season surge with a gritty 22-16 win over the Arizona Cardinals. The Colts have won three straight and six of seven. They earned the road win
Continue ReadingBy DAN GREENSPAN Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Nic Claxton threw down a tiebreaking alley-oop over LeBron James with 40.7 seconds left, and James Harden and the Brooklyn Nets returned from a week-long COVID-19 hiatus to beat the Los Angeles Lakers 122-115. Harden had 36 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists. The last helper
Continue ReadingLOS ANGELES (AP) — Paul George has a torn ulnar collateral ligament in his right elbow and will be out up to a month. The Los Angeles Clippers announced George’s injury Saturday. He will rest and be re-evaluated in three to four weeks, when next steps will be decided, the team said. George was injured
Continue ReadingSYDNEY (AP) — Super maxi Black Jack was leading a much-reduced Sydney to Hobart race fleet after strong winds and high seas forced almost a quarter of the boats to retire. The storm forced 21 of the original 88 starters out of the race. The other 67 were hoping for less taxing conditions after being
Continue ReadingIn the last 24 hours… Mt. Hood Meadows reported 10 new inches. Timberline reported 12 new inches. Hoodoo reported 7 new inches. Mt. Bachelor reported 9 new inches. Willamette Pass reported 12 new inches. And Ski Bowl reported 18 new inches.
Continue Reading
Double Happiness, a family-owned Chinese restaurant in Bend, finds success staying open on Christmas day.
Continue ReadingHONOLULU (AP) — Fousseyni Traore had 19 points as BYU narrowly beat Liberty 80-75 in the Diamond Head Classic. Darius McGhee led the Flames on Saturday with 29 points.
Continue ReadingSYDNEY (AP) — Canada’s Denis Shapovalov has announced he has tested positive for COVID-19 after arriving in Sydney for the ATP Cup. The 22-year-old is one of the first overseas players to arrive in Australia and is part of Canada’s team for the team-based tournament in Sydney from Jan. 1-9, ahead of the Australian Open
Continue ReadingBy Cape Diamond, Jessie Yeung and Maija Ehlinger, CNN At least 30 people, including women and children, were killed in the eastern Myanmar state of Kayah on Friday, according to the Karenni Human Rights Group, with two members of international humanitarian group Save the Children still missing. The “charred remains” were discovered and identified close
Continue Reading
Merry Christmas to all celebrating! On this holiday weekend, we still are seeing the effects of the major winter storm impacting most of Oregon and Washington and it’s nowhere near done yet. While snow totals were moderate in town on Saturday, we have an increased chance for precipitation in cities, and Redmond is expected to
Continue ReadingBy STEVE MEGARGEE AP Sports Writer GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Cleveland Browns quarterback Baker Mayfield threw a career-high four interceptions in his first game since returning from the reserve/COVID-19 list as the Browns’ fading playoff hopes took another hit with a 24-22 loss to the Green Bay Packers on Saturday. Cleveland’s coronavirus-related complications have
Continue ReadingHONOLULU (AP) — The Diamond Head Classic championship game between Stanford and Vanderbilt was canceled Saturday because of COVID-19 issues in the Cardinal camp. The tournament tweeted that Stanford has health and safety protocols within its program and the game “will be declared a no contest.” Stanford played Liberty on Wednesday night, and said on
Continue ReadingSYDNEY (AP) — Australia’s most populous state has reported a record number of new COVID-19 cases and a sharp jump in hospitalizations while thousands of people were isolating at home after contracting the virus or coming into contact with someone who has. A major laboratory in Sydney, which is located in New South Wales, says
Continue ReadingBy JOHN MARSHALL AP Sports Writer PHOENIX (AP) — Stephen Curry had 33 points, Otto Porter Jr. scored seven of his 19 during a key late stretch and the Golden State Warriors regained to top spot in the NBA from Phoenix, beating the Suns 116-107 on Saturday. Golden State arrived in the desert short-handed, missing
Continue Reading