A driver was unhurt when a pickup truck left Deschutes Market Road east of Bend and toppled a power pole late Tuesday morning – one of several weather-related crashes around the region. The crash closed the road for repair work that required cutting power to about 130 Central Electric Cooperative members.
Continue ReadingBy TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer CLEVELAND (AP) — After three miserable seasons, the Cleveland Cavaliers are relevant again and just maybe ready to make a run at an NBA title. Led by a young, nucleus headed by All-Star point guard Darius Garland, the Cavs have been the league’s biggest surprise this season. They hit
Continue ReadingBy Katie Polglase, Gianluca Mezzofiore and Tim Lister, CNN In the course of a day, when Russia carefully choreographed its justification for sending troops into eastern Ukraine, two strange videos popped up on social media. One video allegedly showed the Monday shelling of a Russian border post in the Rostov region, which runs along Ukraine’s
Continue ReadingBy Tasnim Ahmed, CNN As the Covid-19 pandemic enters its third year, scientists are finding that the coronavirus has far-reaching effects on health beyond the acute phase of illness. One recent study has found that people with Covid-19 are at an increased risk for cardiovascular diseases for at least a year after recovery. The study,
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Los Juegos Olímpicos de Beijing 2022 fueron las dos semanas más difíciles de la carrera de Mikaela Shiffrin. Después de llegar a los Juegos de Invierno con una posibilidad realista de convertirse en la primera esquiadora estadounidense en ganar tres oros en unos mismos Juegos Olímpicos, la joven de 26 años
Continue ReadingBy George Ramsay, CNN Chelsea continued its Champions League title defense with a 2-0 victory against Lille in the sides’ last 16 game at Stamford Bridge. Kai Havertz’s header inside the first eight minutes opened the scoring for Chelsea on Tuesday, before Christian Pulisic wrapped up the win when he finished off a break by
Continue ReadingBy JOSH FUNK AP Business Writer OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The hedge fund trying to buy newspaper publisher Lee Enterprises has returned to court. It is seeking to settle a dispute over the way the votes for two longtime board members should be counted next month at the company’s annual meeting. Alden Global Capital already
Continue ReadingBy Sara Smart, CNN You may know him as Hank the Tank, but the California Department of Fish and Wildlife knows him as a threat to a Lake Tahoe neighborhood. For months now, the 500-pound black bear has been roaming the streets in the Tahoe Keys area of South Lake Tahoe, about 100 miles east
Continue ReadingVILLARREAL, Spain (AP) — Dusan Vlahovic has scored 31 seconds into his Champions League debut as Juventus drew 1-1 at Villarreal in the opening match of their round-of-16 tie. It was his second goal with Juventus since the team secured his 70 million euro ($80 million) transfer from Fiorentina in January. Dani Parejo leveled for
Continue ReadingBy ELLEN KNICKMEYER and FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration has launched the first of what could be an ever-tougher series of sanctions targeting President Vladimir Putin, Russia’s overall economy and its military and civilian elites over its moves against Ukraine. Tuesday’s sanctions hit members of Putin’s inner circle and their
Continue ReadingNEW ORLEANS (AP) — Two Louisiana sheriff’s deputies face manslaughter charges in connection with a fatal shooting last week near New Orleans. Jefferson Parish Sheriff Joseph Lopinto said late Sunday that the two likely feared for their lives when a man refused to exit a vehicle during a tense confrontation Feb. 16. The gunfire erupted
Continue ReadingBy MARCOS ALEMÁN Associated Press SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP) — Four Salvadoran women all had sought medical help for obstetric emergencies, and each ended up in prison sentenced to 30 years on aggravated homicide convictions for allegedly terminating their pregnancies. After spending a combined four decades behind bars, they were recently released thanks to
Continue ReadingBy Rachel Metz, CNN Business The Internal Revenue Service will continue using controversial facial recognition software for the rest of the current tax-filing season to verify taxpayers’ identities before they can log on to its website. But after facing a backlash, the agency is now offering an alternative, too. The IRS announced Monday that people
Continue ReadingPETAL, Miss. (AP) — Henry Danton had an international career as a ballet dancer and teacher before moving to Mississippi late in life and continuing to teach even as he passed his 100th birthday. He was 102 when he died Feb. 9. A celebration of Danton’s life will be held March 20 at South Mississippi
Continue ReadingAlexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Hay pocos proyectos energéticos en el mundo tan controvertidos como el gasoducto Nord Stream 2, y este martes prácticamente murió cuando el líder de Alemania detuvo su proceso de aprobación como respuesta a la crisis de Ucrania. El gasoducto de 1.230 kilómetros debía transportar enormes cantidades de gas natural directamente desde
Continue ReadingBy CASEY SMITH Associated Press/Report for America INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The Indiana Senate on Tuesday has refused to amend a Republican-backed bill that would ban transgender women and girls from participating in school sports that match their gender identity. If the full Senate approves the bill, which could happen as soon as Thursday, it would
Continue ReadingBy CASEY SMITH Associated Press/Report for America INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — The Indiana Senate on Tuesday has refused to amend a Republican-backed bill that would ban transgender women and girls from participating in school sports that match their gender identity. If the full Senate approves the bill, which could happen as soon as Thursday, it would
Continue ReadingBy ROB HARRIS AP Global Soccer Writer LONDON (AP) — Chelsea could rely on Christian Pulisic and Kai Havertz for goals with misfiring Romelu Lukaku rested. The London club resumed its Champions League title defense by cruising to a 2-0 victory over Lille on Tuesday to take control of the round of 16 matchup. Havertz
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Through their Operation School Bell® program, Assistance League of Bend is providing new clothing to over 700 students in kindergarten through grade 12.
Continue ReadingSol Amaya (CNN Español) — El informe final de la Misión de Observación Electoral de la Unión Europea sobre los comicios regionales de Venezuela, presentado este martes desde Bruselas, insiste en la falta de separación de poderes, la necesidad de que el Consejo Nacional Electoral (CNE) tenga mayor autonomía, la falta de seguridad jurídica que
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