Bend residents, tourists welcome warm holiday weekend
A warm Memorial Day weekend has brought plenty of visitors to enjoy the activities also enjoyed by locals.
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New food cart pod ‘The Office’ opens at Bend’s Silver Moon Brewing
“The Office” is a new five-food cart pod by Silver Moon Brewing on Greenwood Avenue in Bend, featuring food from Sicilian pizza to Caribbean.
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Visitors at Mt. Bachelor on final day of 2020-21 winter season
Sunday marked the end of the Mt. Bachelor skiing and snowboarding season, so NewsChannel 21 visited to hear how the season came to a close for some participants.
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Michigan woman injured in Crook County dirt bike crash, cited on DUII charge
A Michigan woman injured in a Crook County dirt bike crash on Saturday was cited on a drunken driving charge after being taken to St. Charles Prineville, sheriff’s deputies said.
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Texas Democrats leave House floor, effectively blocking passage of restrictive voting bill for now
Texas Republicans’ push to enact a slew of new voting restrictions was stymied — at least for now — by Democrats who walked off the state House floor late Sunday night, leaving majority Republicans without the quorum they needed to approve the bill in the final hours before a midnight deadline. Their move effectively killed
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Three Wash. residents killed, fourth seriously injured in Hwy. 58 crash west of Oakridge
Three Washington state residents were killed and a fourth seriously injured Sunday when an Oakridge man passing in a no-passing zone on state Highway 58 west of Oakridge collided with a minivan and an oncoming car, Oregon State Police reported. A fourth vehicle involved in the crash was being sought.
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Mount Hood climber killed in 500-foot fall
A climber was killed Sunday in a 500-foot fall at 11,250-foot-tall Mount Hood, Oregon’s tallest peak, authorities said.
Continue Reading‘Mare of Easttown’ revealed the killer, but that’s not what the show was about
“Mare of Easttown’s” heroine finally cracked the case — twice, as it turned out — but that wasn’t really the point of this engrossing HBO limited series. Instead, the show dealt with themes of forgiveness, redemption and finding the strength to move past grief and tragedy. The finale actually had a big chance of being
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Przybylko, Blake help Union cruise to 3-0 win over Timbers
Kacper Przybylko had a goal and an assist and Andre Blake made four saves to help the Philadelphia Union beat the Portland Timbers 3-0 on Sunday.
Continue ReadingTexas man arrested over alleged plans for mass shooting at Walmart
Law enforcement officials have arrested a Texas man who they say was planning a “mass casualty event,” possibly at a Walmart. Coleman Thomas Blevins, 28, of Kerrville, was arrested Friday “on a warrant for a Terroristic Threat to Create Public Fear of Serious Bodily Injury,” according to a news release from the Kerr County Sheriff’s
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Klamath County wildfire grows to 650 acres; no containment but 80% lined
A wind-driven wildfire that broke out Sunday 20 miles north of the Klamath County town of Beatty, prompting a Level 2 (Be Set) evacuation order for residents of Sycan Forest Estates, has grown to 650 acres but is mostly lined, officials said Monday.
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New defendants charged in Oath Keepers conspiracy case
The Justice Department has added four new defendants to the federal criminal conspiracy case against Oath Keepers who allegedly prepared for and took part in the US Capitol riot, according to a new indictment made public in DC District Court on Sunday. The newly named Oath Keeper defendants are Joseph Hackett, who went by “Ahab,”
Continue ReadingChristian diet guru and ‘Tarzan’ actor are among 7 presumed dead in plane crash
Seven people are presumed to have died in Saturday’s crash of a small jet into a Tennessee lake, including Remnant Fellowship Church founder and Christian diet guru Gwen Shamblin Lara, officials said. The Cessna 501 was carrying seven people when it crashed late Saturday morning into Percy Priest Lake in Smyrna, a community near Nashville,
Continue ReadingDon’t just go back to ‘normal.’ Post-pandemic life can be much better than that
There’s no doubt the Covid-19 pandemic was tough. It turned our world upside down. It disrupted our routines, forced us to stay home, made us confront the fragility of life and pushed us well beyond the limits of our comfort zone. But amid our collective fear and suffering, there were some silver linings. We learned
Continue ReadingChristian diet guru and church founder Gwen Shamblin Lara among 7 presumed dead in plane crash
Seven people are presumed to have died in Saturday’s crash of a small jet into a Tennessee lake, including Remnant Fellowship Church founder and Christian diet guru Gwen Shamblin Lara, officials said. The Cessna 501 was carrying seven people when it crashed late Saturday morning into Percy Priest Lake in Smyrna, a community near Nashville,
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Chance for Memorial Day heat wave
Happy Sunday, Central Oregon! We reached the 80s today, and it’s only going to keep getting warmer as we head through the holiday weekend. We may see a few breezes, with gusts around 20 mph, but otherwise that should be the strongest the winds get until Thursday night. And for anyone with outdoor plans for
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Gillibrand calls on Schumer to bring vote on bill to change how military sexual assault cases are prosecuted
Democratic Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand on Sunday called on Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer to bring to the floor a vote on a bipartisan bill that would overhaul the way the US military responds to sexual assault cases. “I believe we should have a vote now. It is a hallmark bill, a generational bill of shifting
Continue ReadingLas Vegas police release new image of boy found dead on trail
Police have released a new digitally enhanced photo of the boy whose body was found by a hiker on a trail near Las Vegas on Friday morning. The photo was provided to the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department (LVMPD) by The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children as they work to identify the child,
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La Pine man killed in pickup crash into Little Deschutes River
A La Pine man died Saturday night after his pickup truck left the end of Bridge Drive, hit a fence and landed on its side in the Little Deschutes River, soon catching fire. An off-duty Deschutes County sheriff’s deputy in the area tried to remove the driver and put out the fire, but was unable to do so.
Continue ReadingHelio Castroneves wins record-tying fourth career Indianapolis 500
Helio Castroneves on Sunday became the fourth driver in history to win the Indianapolis 500 four times. By beating Alex Palou in the final laps of the 105th running of the Indy 500, Castroneves now ties A.J. Foyt, Rick Mears and Al Unser for the most all time first-place finishes. Castroneves has 31 Indy car
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