Camera catches Bend porch topiary thief in the act
Some southeast Bend residents are reporting porch thieves, one caught on camera taking two topiaries away.
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Increased SNAP benefits to continue in June
Most Oregonians who receive Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits will receive emergency allotments in June. The federal government has approved emergency allotments every month since March 2020, to give SNAP recipients additional support during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Continue ReadingSenate Republicans expected to block vote on January 6 commission
Senate Republicans are expected to block a bill creating a commission to investigate the pro-Trump riot at the US Capitol on January 6, preventing a high-profile probe into the attack that led to the deaths of five people and about 140 police officers injured. The timing of the vote is uncertain. Senators had expected to
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What we know about the public transit employee who fatally shot his coworkers in San Jose
The gunman who authorities say killed nine coworkers in San Jose, California, had a hatred for his workplace that he expressed in notes discovered when he was searched almost five years ago, a Department of Homeland Security official told CNN on Thursday. Samuel James Cassidy was taken into secondary inspection after returning from a trip
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New documentary focuses on work of Bend’s Saving Grace
BendFilm collaborates with Saving Grace on a documentary showcasing the organization’s work combatting domestic and sexual abuse.
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Paul Ryan enters GOP’s civil war by criticizing Trump’s hold on party
Former House Speaker Paul Ryan criticized former President Donald Trump and his hold on the Republican Party during a speech Thursday night as he warned the GOP about drifting from the “core principles of conservatism.” Ryan, a critic of the former President in the past, said at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley,
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Out & About: A wonderful album to check out this week
Beautiful pictures of a beautiful area. Thanks for sending them to us! We hope you enjoy seeing them as much as we do!
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Big Ol’ Fish: A ‘rooster’ caught in Baja
What a whopper of a ….roosterfish!
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Pay It Forward: A big check for a La Pine preschool
Rising Stars Preschool nearly didn’t make it, due to the pandemic. But the community refused to let it go away.
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Mother of fallen Capitol Police officer asks GOP senators to support January 6 commission but changes few minds
The mother of fallen US Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick met with more than a dozen Republican senators Thursday, urging them to vote to establish a commission to investigate the January 6 insurrection. But even after those meetings, which two sources familiar said were cordial, most of the senators told her they wouldn’t be changing
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Deposition of Trump Org CFO looms in DC lawsuit accusing Trump 2017 inauguration committee of abusing funds
Documents due in DC Superior Court on Friday could clear the way for the Trump Organization’s chief financial officer to be deposed as part of a DC attorney general lawsuit that alleges former President Donald Trump’s 2017 inaugural committee abused non-profit funds. The CFO, Allen Weisselberg, is already at the center of two investigations in
Continue Reading Louisiana lawmakers send anti-trans sports ban to governor, who is likely to issue a veto
Lawmakers in Louisiana sent a bill that would prohibit transgender girls and women in the state from competing on girls’ and womens’ public elementary, secondary and college sports teams to the state’s Democratic governor on Thursday, who will likely issue a veto of the measure, which he previously called “unnecessary and discriminatory.” The state’s Republican-led
Continue ReadingThis $5 billion insurance company likes to talk up its AI. Now it’s in a mess over it
A key part of insurance company Lemonade’s pitch to investors and customers is its ability to disrupt the normally staid insurance industry with artificial intelligence. It touts friendly chatbots like AI Maya and AI Jim, which help customers sign up for policies for things like homeowners’ or pet health insurance, and file claims through Lemonade’s
Continue ReadingBrad Pitt awarded temporary joint custody of his six children, sources say
Brad Pitt has been awarded temporary joint custody of the six children he shares with Angelina Jolie, two sources with knowledge of the case told CNN. The decision was made a few weeks ago and Jolie’s legal team has already appealed the judge’s decision, the sources said. CNN has reached out to representatives for Pitt
Continue Reading Biden administration won’t seek to rejoin Open Skies Treaty after 2020 exit
The Biden administration will not seek to reenter the Open Skies Treaty with Russia in response to that country’s “failure to take any actions to return to compliance,” a State Department spokesperson said Thursday. The 1992 treaty allows member countries to conduct short notice, unarmed, reconnaissance flights over the other countries to collect data on
Continue Reading New York Times: Prosecutors investigating whether Ukrainians used Rudy Giuliani to promote misleading election claims
Federal prosecutors are investigating whether some Ukrainian officials helped execute a sweeping plan to meddle in the 2020 US election, people with knowledge of the matter told The New York Times. The investigation out of Brooklyn includes scrutiny of whether Ukrainian officials used Rudy Giuliani to spread misleading claims about then-candidate Joe Biden in an
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Bend woman writes vegan cookbook
A Bend woman has co-authored a vegan cookbook called “Beefless Cakes.” It features 55 plant-based recipes. https://www.plantbasedpoint.com/beeflesscakes
Continue ReadingMusicians, including members of The Roots and Arcade Fire, sign letter supporting Palestinians
More than 600 musicians, including members of The Roots and Arcade Fire, have issued an open letter in support of Palestinian rights. The group, calling themselves #MusiciansForPalestine, published the letter on Thursday, less than a week after Israel and Hamas agreed to a ceasefire ending 11 days of hostilities that left hundreds, mostly Palestinians, dead.
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OHA rejects pleas to lift high school basketball mask mandate
The Oregon Health Authority told NewsChannel 21 Friday morning it will likely not be revising the mask mandate for high school basketball players, despite recently doing so for other indoor sports, such as wrestling.
Continue ReadingIt’s getting more likely the world will reach a climate tipping point in the next five years
The likelihood that the Earth’s average temperature will at least temporarily breach a crucial tipping point is rising, according to the world’s leading weather and climate organization. The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said Thursday there is now about a 40% chance that the annual average global temperature will temporarily reach 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial
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