The Central Oregon Chapter of OSU Master Gardeners™, in cooperation with the Oregon State University Extension Service, will again present the annual Spring Gardening Seminar online only, as they did last year.
Continue ReadingBy SETH BORENSTEIN AP Science Writer Climate change will continue to make allergy season longer and more intense. A study published Tuesday details how warmer temperatures and extra carbon dioxide in the air will allow plants to bloom earlier and produce more pollen, a cycle that has already begun. By how much depends on the
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The City of Bend granted Family Access Network $10,000, along with four other local nonprofits, for efforts to help the Bend community recover from COVID-19.
Continue ReadingBy DAVE SKRETTA AP Basketball Writer Keegan Murray has given Iowa a first-team Associated press All-American for the third straight year. He is joined on the first team by Kofi Cockburn of Illinois, Wisconsin’s Johnny Davis, Kentucky big man Oscar Tshiebwe and Kansas guard Ochai Agbaji. Drew Timme of Gonzaga led the AP second team
Continue ReadingBy Fredreka Schouten and Kelly Mena, CNN A version of this story appeared in the CITIZEN BY CNN newsletter. To get it in your inbox, sign up for free here. A measure moving through the Republican-controlled Georgia legislature would hand new election policing powers to the state’s bureau of investigations. The bill under consideration in
Continue ReadingBy Rachel Ramirez, CNN Future allergy seasons will start more than a month earlier and be far more intense because of the climate crisis, new research shows. The study, published Tuesday in the journal Nature Communications, found by the end of the century, pollen season could begin as much as 40 days earlier than it
Continue ReadingBy TIM REYNOLDS AP Sports Writer MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Offensive lineman Connor Williams agreed to a two-year, $14 million deal Tuesday with the Miami Dolphins, who went into free agency knowing that position group was one in need of upgrades. Williams comes to the Dolphins after spending his first four NFL seasons with
Continue ReadingBy Oliver Darcy and Brian Stelter, CNN Business A Monday attack on a Fox News crew reporting near the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv left two of the network’s journalists dead and its correspondent severely injured, the channel said on Tuesday. Killed in the attack were Pierre Zakrzewski, a 55-year-old longtime war photojournalist, and Oleksandra “Sasha”
Continue ReadingBy TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer Pat Chambers convinced Florida Gulf Coast that he was the right person to take over its men’s basketball program. He vowed not to squander his second chance. FGCU introduced Chambers as its coach Tuesday. His hiring came about 18 months after he had to resign as coach at Penn
Continue ReadingBy LARRY LAGE AP Sports Writer ALLEN PARK, Mich. (AP) — The Detroit Lions have signed unrestricted free agent Tracy Walker to a $25 million, three-year deal and he is determined to be part of the team’s turnaround. The Lions also signed restricted free agent Evan Brown, keeping the center off the market with a
Continue ReadingBy Michelle Icard, CNN Someone needs a nap. Is it you? Probably. Your teen? Definitely. Teenagers need more sleep than adults or their younger siblings, yet they almost always seem sleep deprived. I wanted to learn the secrets to getting teens the sleep they so desperately need, so I turned to Heather Turgeon and Julie
Continue ReadingSnow showers are likely to continue on Mt. Bachelor through today, tonight and into Wednesday morning. During that time, accumulations could reach 4-9″. There will be a short break late Wednesday, with snow showers returning Thursday. Snowfall is likely through the coming weekend, with more being added to the base. This will also worsen driving
Continue ReadingBy COREY WILLIAMS and GARY FIELDS Associated Press The history of racial violence in the U.S. is the backdrop as President Joe Biden is expected to sign the Emmett Till Anti-Lynching Act into law. The act is the result of the first bill to specify lynching as a federal hate crime. It allows for the
Continue ReadingBy Priscilla Alvarez, CNN US Border Patrol made more than 158,000 arrests on the US southern border in February, a jump from January when there were nearly 148,000 apprehensions, according to newly released agency data. Single adults continued to make up the majority of arrests, followed by families and unaccompanied children. Of the total 164,973
Continue ReadingGOOD TUESDAY MORNING, EVERYONE… The passage of a cold front will deliver morning showers to much of Central Oregon, along with westerly winds at 10-20 mph, gusting as high as 30-35 mph. We will see some partial clearing this afternoon, with highs in the low to mid 50’s. Skies will stay mostly cloudy tonight, but
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN Español) — En noviembre de 2022 más de 4 millones de colombianos recibirán una nueva ronda de sus aportes bimensuales del programa Ingreso solidario, un programa creado durante la pandemia de covid-19 en 2020. Noviembre de 2022 será el último mes en que se pagará este aporte pues el presidente Gustavo
Continue ReadingBy DOUG FERGUSON AP Golf Writer PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — AP Golf Writer Doug Ferguson says Cameron Smith can be overlooked because his game is not long and rarely straight. But he’s hard to ignore now. The 28-year-old Australian is the No. 6 player in the world after winning The Players Championship. His
Continue ReadingBy DAVE CAMPBELL AP Pro Football Writer MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Vikings have agreed to terms on a two-year, $12 million contract with linebacker Jordan Hicks. Hicks spent the last three seasons with Arizona. The 29-year-old was a third-round draft pick by Philadelphia in 2015 who played his first four seasons with the Eagles.
Continue ReadingBy Trevor Sochocki and Brianna Owczarzak Click here for updates on this story SAGINAW, Michigan (WNEM) — Trash and clothing were left overnight at the Dow Event Center after a popular local band stopped by on the first leg of their tour. Greta Van Fleet fans camped out, some 24 hours ahead of time, for
Continue ReadingJuan Pablo Elverdin (CNN) — Rusia impuso sanciones este martes contra el presidente Joe Biden y una amplia gama de funcionarios estadounidenses, incluidos los secretarios Antony Blinken y Lloyd Austin. La medida marca una nueva escalada en las tensiones entre el presidente de Rusia, Vladimir Putin, y Occidente, mientras las fuerzas militares del Kremlin continúan su
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