U.S. Olympic Trials in Eugene will have fewer fans
Tickets purchased for the event last year will be refunded. Fewer spectators will be allowed in because of Covid-19 restrictions.
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Woman pleads guilty to hate crime charges after police say she ran over a girl because she ‘was a Mexican’
An Iowa woman who told police in 2019 that she ran over a girl because she “was a Mexican” pleaded guilty Wednesday to federal hate crime charges, according to court records filed in the US District Court for the Southern District of Iowa. Nicole Marie Poole Franklin had actually been involved in three separate racist
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Out & About: The flowers are in bloom
Beautiful images of Central Oregon in the springtime!
Continue ReadingEmergency crews recover hiker’s body
Click here for updates on this story TALLULAH FALLS, Georgia (WGCL) — Emergency responders worked to recover the body of a woman who fell or jumped from a ledge at a north Georgia state park. According to Habersham Emergency Services officials, a hiker fell or jumped from a ledge at the Tallulah Gorge on Thursday
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Big Ol’ Fish: Suckers and trout this week
Again, “secret locations” are apparently the places where the biggest fish are.
Continue Reading‘Mortal Kombat’ ratchets up the gore, but as a movie, it’s not a winner
Any sober analysis of “Mortal Kombat” already risks overthinking it, but even taking this adaptation of the game on its decidedly R-rated terms, the movie offers few of the visceral thrills that might produce a collective audience response, which makes its consumption on HBO Max perfectly adequate. Of course, in that setting, chuckling at the
Continue ReadingWoman describes moments after bear rips open garage door
Click here for updates on this story AVON, Connecticutt (WFSB) — It’s that time of the year where more and more people are starting to see bears walking around their yards. In fact, a family in Avon got an unpleasant surprise visit recently when a bear ripped their garage door right open. “I was actually
Continue Reading11-yo girl delivers baby after mom goes into labor at home
Click here for updates on this story MOLALLA, Oregon (KPTV) — An 11-year old Molalla girl has quite the story to tell. She delivered her baby brother with the help of a 911 dispatcher Thursday morning. Jordan Eck says Thursday morning she felt some pains, she was still over two weeks from her due date
Continue ReadingEarth Day cleanup along Deschutes Canyon: Volunteer ‘horrified’ by trash left at illegal camp
Piles of clothes, food, toys, and even buckets of sewage were left at an abandoned campsite off of Lower Bridge Road. To mark Earth Day, volunteers cleaned up trash abandoned at this and other illegal campsites along the rim of the Middle Deschutes River near Terrebonne.
Continue ReadingMa’Khia Bryant argued about housekeeping before fatal police shooting, foster parent says
Ma’Khia Bryant and two other young women argued over a messy house and unmade bed before a fight that ended with the fatal police shooting shooting of the Black teenager, the woman who cared for Ma’Khia in foster care said Thursday. Angela Moore said two of her former foster children had come to her Columbus,
Continue ReadingZimbabwe to sell hunting rights for endangered elephants
Zimbabwe will “soon” start selling rights to shoot as many as 500 elephants this year, the country announced this week. Tinashe Farawo, a spokesman for the Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority, told CNN Thursday that declining tourism revenue owing to the coronavirus pandemic was among the main reasons for the move. “We eat what
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Hot dog! The Wienermobile is back in C.O.
A special visitor is back on the High Desert: the Oscar Mayer Wienermobile. It will be at Bendy Dog pet store in downtown Bend (114 NW Minnesota Avenue) on Friday from 3-7 p.m., at the world’s last Blockbuster (211 NE Revere Avenue) on Saturday from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. and the Village at Sunriver (57100 Beaver
Continue ReadingTesla owners warned of ‘full self-driving’ risks even before fatal crash
Tesla’s “full self-driving” feature has attempted to drive under a railroad crossing arm while a speeding train passes. It’s nearly driven head on into a concrete wall of a parking garage, attempted ill-advised left turns, clipped at least one curb, and at least one driver was able to set a maximum speed of 90 mph
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Mid Oregon Credit Union reaches milestone: $500 million in assets
Mid Oregon Credit Union announced Thursday that its assets now exceed $500 million as of March 31.
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Ma’Khia Bryant may have argued about housekeeping before fatal police shooting, foster parent says
Ma’Khia Bryant and two other young women may have argued over a messy house and unmade bed before a fight that ended with the fatal police shooting shooting of the Black teenager, the woman who cared for Ma’Khia in foster care said Thursday. Angela Moore said two of her former foster children had come to
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New tool to fight wildfires demonstrated in Bend
Ponsee Manufacturing and Miller Timber have modified a tool used in timber thinning to fight wildfires. We got a look Thursday at the ‘Elephant King’ in action, as it’s tested in the field.
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36 Oregon organizations push for more federal transportation funding on Earth Day
In recognition of Earth Day, 36 Oregon transit, environmental, housing, and community organizations sent a letter to the Oregon Congressional Delegation urging them to increase federal investments in public transit to 60 billion dollars annually. NewsChannel 21 caught up with Bend’s Commute Options about the push and how it impacts Central Oregon.
Continue ReadingThursday PM Snow Report
Snow is expected this weekend. Models currently show a chance of a total of 4-8 inches of new snow between Friday and Monday night.
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Hygiene theater, mask theater, climate theater
Americans have spent more than a year without live access to the performing arts, so maybe we can all be forgiven for engaging in a bit of theater. It’s everywhere. Too much hygiene. First, let’s consider that some theater can be harmful, which is why the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, more than a
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One more fair weather day
Lows will be in the 20s and low 30s, with mostly clear skies.
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