Why a gun store manager says people like him can be a missing link to stop suicide
Joe Liuni felt a little strange in a room full of mental health professionals in New York state. As a gun owner, general manager of a gun store and…
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Deschutes River Conservancy awarded $2.6 million for piping, on-farm water efficiency projects
The Deschutes River Conservancy said Friday it will be awarded $2.6 million in federal funds to implement water conservation projects within the…
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Army disciplines officers and soldiers for handling of Vanessa Guillén’s murder at Fort Hood
More than a dozen Army officers and non-commissioned soldiers face disciplinary actions related to the response to Army Spc. Vanessa Guillén‘s…
Continue ReadingThe great power race between the US and China is on. And Beijing is confident of winning
When US President Joe Biden urged Americans to “win the 21st century” in his joint address to Congress, he painted a picture of a new…
Continue ReadingHalle Berry laughed at joke about her Oscars hairstyle
Halle Berry definitely saw the conversation about her new bob at last Sunday’s Academy Awards. The actress and director debuted her look on the…
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Bend Park and Rec plans hiring event next Thursday at The Pavilion
The Bend Park and Recreation District is hosting a hiring event and invites potential team members to learn more about job opportunities available in…
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UV lights, cars with Trump bumper stickers and a lack of transparency illustrate ongoing GOP-driven ballot review in Arizona
At the Arizona State Fairgrounds in Phoenix, workers line up in their cars to check in with uniformed security. As each car files into the…
Continue ReadingCovid-19 vaccine myths: These reasons for not getting a shot don’t hold up. In fact, they’ll set the US back
Americans have an easy way to crush Covid-19 — one that would let businesses fully reopen safely, ditch the need for social distancing and…
Continue Reading FBI and CIA are urged to boost intel gathering on foreign White supremacist groups
A former CIA analyst turned Democratic congresswoman is urging the country’s top national security officials to increase US intelligence…
Continue Reading DHS reviewing humanitarian protections for Haitians and others in the US
The Biden administration is reviewing whether to extend humanitarian protections to Haitians and other foreign nationals as part of the Temporary…
Continue ReadingWoman worried how bone scan for possible lead will affect her
Click here for updates on this story FLINT, Michigan (WNEM) — First, it was lead, now Flint residents may be facing new…
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Planned Redmond road closures and delays May 2-15
Here is the city of Redmond’s planned road closures and delays update for May…
Continue ReadingKidney donor cycles cross-country to meet recipient stops in St. Louis
Click here for updates on this story ST. LOUIS (KMOV) — One man’s cross-country bike ride brings him to St. Louis…
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City of Bend again closing in-person facilities
Based on COVID-19 case increases in Deschutes County and our county’s move from a High to an Extreme Risk category, the City of Bend will once…
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First-ever US release of genetically modified mosquitoes begins in Florida Keys
The first release of genetically modified mosquitoes in the United States began this week in the Florida Keys — the culmination of a…
Continue ReadingOregon reports 4 more COVID-19 related deaths, including Crook County’s 20th; 990 new cases
There are four new COVID-19 related deaths in Oregon, including Crook County’s 20th death, raising the state’s death toll to 2,495, the Oregon…
Continue ReadingHall of Famer Roberto Alomar banned from MLB after sexual misconduct investigation
Hall of Famer Roberto Alomar has been banned from Major League Baseball following an independent investigation into an allegation of sexual…
Continue ReadingBiden stopped building Trump’s wall. Here’s what it looks like now
Once there was a bustling construction zone here. Now it’s like a ghost town, frozen in time. Heavy machinery is parked and motionless. Stacks…
Continue ReadingStudents walk out of class to ‘end the cycle’ of racism
Click here for updates on this story MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — A group of St. Paul high school students walked out of class…
Continue Reading Fractures in GOP on full display as Cheney faces renewed criticism for bucking Trump and disagreeing with McCarthy in public
House Conference Chairwoman Rep. Liz Cheney is once again facing the ire of her colleagues and GOP voters, laying bare the ongoing and internal…
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