By Jeremy Herb, Jennifer Hansler and Michael Conte, CNN US Secretary of State Antony Blinken canceled a planned meeting with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov in Geneva this week, he announced Tuesday, in the latest sign that diplomatic avenues with Russia over Ukraine are quickly closing. “Now that we see the invasion is beginning and
Continue ReadingJOSH BOAK Associated Press President Joe Biden finds himself in a split-screen presidency as Russia starts to invade Ukraine. He’s juggling a geopolitical crisis on Tuesday, but his other scheduled appearance was to discuss supply chains for minerals used in electronics. Biden is grappling with the prospect of a European land war that will only
Continue ReadingJOSH BOAK Associated Press President Joe Biden finds himself in a split-screen presidency as Russia starts to invade Ukraine. He’s juggling a geopolitical crisis on Tuesday, but his other scheduled appearance was to discuss supply chains for minerals used in electronics. Biden is grappling with the prospect of a European land war that will only
Continue ReadingBy DREW ANDRE Click here for updates on this story LAS VEGAS (KVVU) — The North Las Vegas Police Department is investigating allegations that a person tried to scam the couple who lost seven loved ones in a crash late last month. Erlinda Zacarias, who lost all her children in the deadly crash, said they
Continue ReadingBy Web staff Click here for updates on this story STOCKTON, California (KOVR) — According to the Stockton Police Department, the assault happened shortly before 8 a.m. along the 300 block of South San Joaquin Street in the Seaport District. Investigators said the woman was walking in the area when the suspect hit her with
Continue ReadingBy Jesse Sarles Click here for updates on this story COMMERCE CITY, Colorado (KCNC) — The names of the five people who were found dead in a Commerce City apartment building after suspected drug use have been released. The following people died, according to the coroner’s office in Adams County: – Sabas Daniel Marquez, 24
Continue ReadingBy Forrest Brown and Marnie Hunter, CNN The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention packed in another four entries to its growing list of highest-risk destinations for travel on Tuesday, including multicultural Malaysia. The CDC places a destination at “Level 4: Covid-19 Very High” risk when more than 500 cases per 100,000 residents are
Continue ReadingBy MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Cirque du Soleil is planning a brand new, eye-popping show on the Las Vegas Strip this spring that flips its typical script. “Mad Apple” will feature stand-up comedians, close-up magic and a live band playing pop music alongside Cirque’s famous acrobats and contortionists. The show
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press A federal judge has approved a settlement under which a synthetic rubber plant will pay $3.3 million in fines and $650,000 for improved air monitoring in several southwest Louisiana locations. Firestone Polymers LLC also agreed to install numerous emission control systems at the plant in Sulphur. The Environmental Protection Agency and
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press A federal judge has approved a settlement under which a synthetic rubber plant will pay $3.3 million in fines and $650,000 for improved air monitoring in several southwest Louisiana locations. Firestone Polymers LLC also agreed to install numerous emission control systems at the plant in Sulphur. The Environmental Protection Agency and
Continue ReadingBy DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer Phil Mickelson is apologizing for comments he made about the Saudis and the financing of a rival league. Mickelson claims the comments golf writer Alan Shipnuck posted were off the record. Shipnuck wrote that was never the case. Mickelson says he regrets what he said and that his comments
Continue ReadingBy Logan Smith Click here for updates on this story CENTENNIAL, Colorado (KCNC) — A 70-year-old former Aurora Police Department officer, Curtiss Christensen, was sentenced to 90 days in jail last week for buying a rifle for a convicted felon who was living with him. Arapahoe District Court Judge Ryan Stuart also sentenced Christensen to
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL CASEY Associated Press New Hampshire has reached a $25 million settlement with Monsanto over what the state says has been widespread PCB pollution. The state alleged that Monsanto and spinoff companies Solutia and Pharmacia are responsible for contamination of public property, water and other natural resources. It also alleges that the PCB contamination
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL CASEY Associated Press New Hampshire has reached a $25 million settlement with Monsanto over what the state says has been widespread PCB pollution. The state alleged that Monsanto and spinoff companies Solutia and Pharmacia are responsible for contamination of public property, water and other natural resources. It also alleges that the PCB contamination
Continue ReadingBy JUAN A. LOZANO Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — Attorneys for a man accused of fatally shooting a 9-year-old girl when he was robbed at an ATM in Houston say he’s not a “monster” but a family man who is devastated by her death. Lawyers for Tony Earls along with his wife on Monday called
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Bend-La Pine Schools is celebrating Career and Technical Education month by highlighting the district’s 28 Career and Technical Education (CTE) programs, which are available in all seven of the district’s high schools and serve more than 1,600 high school students annually.
Continue ReadingBy Web staff Click here for updates on this story SOUTHLAKE, Texas (KTVT) — The Southlake Police Department is asking for the public’s help finding a ring containing a woman’s son’s ashes. It was lost at Trader Joe’s on Feb. 18 around 2:30 p.m. The cremation ring is a custom 7/8th marquise diamond with two
Continue ReadingBy Whitney Wild, Geneva Sands, Gabe Cohen and Oren Liebermann, CNN The Defense Department on Tuesday approved the use of 700 National Guard members and 50 large tactical vehicles ahead of possible trucker convoy protests descending on the Washington area in the coming days, according to the DC National Guard. The guard members, activated on
Continue ReadingThe Bend Police Department Community Academy has received recognition as a national and regional model and continues to be a highly popular program in the Bend community.
Continue ReadingBy STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — The worries rocking Wall Street about interest rates, inflation and now Ukraine have sent the S&P 500 tumbling by 10% from its recent high. It’s an arbitrary number, but it’s big enough that Wall Street has a name for such a decline: a “correction.” Such
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