Soaring gas prices hit Central Oregon businesses
As gas prices hit record levels, NewsChannel 21 spoke Wednesday with All Seasons Towing & Recovery of Bend about the impact on their business.
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Abilene Christian ousts Utah Valley in WAC tournament 82-74
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Airion Simmons tossed in 19 points, Tobias Cameron scored 17 and Abilene Christian turned back Utah Valley 82-74 in the second round of the Western Athletic Conference tournament. Cameron Steele added 13 points for the sixth-seeded Wildcats (21-9) and Mahki Morris scored 11. Simmons hit four 3-pointers and Cameron and Steele
Continue ReadingClosed for decades, theater returns to Lebanon’s Tripoli
By AJ NADDAFF Associated Press TRIPOLI, Lebanon (AP) — Lebanon’s second city, known for crushing poverty, extremism and outbound migration, seems an unlikely place for a cultural revival. But the northern port city of Tripoli has a long cinematic tradition, once boasting 35 movie houses and Lebanon’s first cinema. A Lebanese actor and director is
Continue ReadingThis tale wags the dog: ‘Rescued by Ruby’ tells K-9’s story
By WILLIAM J. KOLE Associated Press NORTH KINGSTOWN, R.I. (AP) — A new Netflix movie tells the improbable story of a shelter dog who was nearly euthanized, only to become a police K-9 and save a life. “Rescued by Ruby” premieres March 17 on the streaming service. It dramatizes the tale of Ruby, an almost
Continue ReadingClippers rally past Wizards again for 115-109 victory
By JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Nicolas Batum hit the go-ahead 3-pointer with 31.2 seconds remaining, Reggie Jackson scored 31 points and the Los Angeles Clippers scored the final 11 points in a 115-109 victory over the Washington Wizards. Los Angeles held Washington scoreless over the last 2:37, and Jackson’s two
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Deschutes Brewery awarded Brewery of the Year, 5-medal winner at Best of Craft Beer Awards
Best of Craft Beer Awards announced the medal winners from the 2022 international beer competition, where Bend’s Deschutes Brewery took home three gold medals out of five medals in total and were recognized as brewery of the year in the hometown competition in Bend.
Continue Reading‘Scum of the earth’: Drug victims face Purdue Pharma owners
By GEOFF MULVIHILL and JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Addiction and overdose survivors and those who have lost loved ones have unleashed their emotions on members of the family they blame for fueling the opioid epidemic. In a virtual hearing Thursday in U.S. Bankruptcy Court, more than two dozen speakers addressed members
Continue Reading‘Scum of the earth’: Drug victims face Purdue Pharma owners
By GEOFF MULVIHILL and JENNIFER PELTZ Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — Addiction and overdose survivors and those who have lost loved ones have unleashed their emotions on members of the family they blame for fueling the opioid epidemic. In a virtual hearing Thursday in U.S. Bankruptcy Court, more than two dozen speakers addressed members
Continue ReadingHow has the COVID-19 pandemic changed after two years?
By VICTORIA MILKO AP Science Writer Two years after the pandemic began, more countries are shifting toward a return to normal and learning to live with the virus. Safe and effective vaccines have been developed and experts know a lot more about how to keep the coronavirus under control since it emerged in late 2019.
Continue ReadingJapan cautiously welcomes South Korean president-elect
By MARI YAMAGUCHI Associated Press TOKYO (AP) — Japan’s government is welcoming the election of a new president in South Korea who supports stronger ties with Washington and Tokyo, as officials and experts express hope for an improvement in badly strained relations. Yoon Suk Yeol, a conservative former top prosecutor and foreign policy neophyte, was
Continue ReadingRussians keep pressure on Mariupol; massive convoy breaks up
By EVGENIY MALOLETKA Associated Press MARIUPOL, Ukraine (AP) — Satellite photos appear to show that a massive Russian convoy that had been mired outside the Ukrainian capital for days has split up. The imagery from Maxar Technologies indicates that the 40-mile (64-kilometer) line of vehicles, tanks and artillery fanned out into towns and forests, with
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Oregon timber industry, environmental groups collaborate on new state laws to protect habitat
The Private Forest Accord, a coalition representing both the timber industry and multiple major environmental organizations, has helped usher in substantial upcoming changes to Oregon’s forest practices regulations, those involved said Wednesday.
Continue ReadingPhilippines ready to back US if it gets embroiled in war
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — The Philippine ambassador to Washington says Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte is ready to open the country’s “facilities” to American forces under a 1951 mutual defense treaty if Russia’s war against Ukraine turns for the worse and embroils the United States in the fighting. Ambassador Jose Manuel Romualdez said Thursday that Duterte
Continue ReadingHow South Korea’s new president could shake up the region
By Jessie Yeung, Yoonjung Seo and Paula Hancocks, CNN South Korea’s new president is taking power at a turbulent time for the country and the path he carves could shake up the region. Conservative Yoon Suk Yeol of the People Power Party secured the election by a razor-thin margin Wednesday, pulling ahead of rival Lee
Continue ReadingRhoden helps Seton Hall edge Georgetown in Big East tourney
NEW YORK (AP) — Jared Rhoden posted 17 points as Seton Hall slipped past Georgetown 57-53 in Big East Conference tournament first-round action. Myles Cale had 14 points for the sixth-seeded Pirates (21-9). Aminu Mohammed had 12 points and 10 rebounds for the 11th-seeded Hoyas (6-25). Seton Hall advances to play No. 3 seed Connecticut
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Bend police arrest pickup theft suspect after worker spots, reports broken window
A northeast Bend worker spotted a pickup truck with a driver’s-side window broken out Wednesday morning and contacted police, who learned it had been stolen and soon arrested a suspect after an officer watched him get in with the keys.
Continue ReadingJokic dominates Kings as Nuggets win after blowing big lead
By MICHAEL WAGAMAN Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Nikola Jokic had 38 points, 18 rebounds and seven assists, and the Denver Nuggets held on after blowing an 18-point lead and beat the Sacramento Kings 106-100. Monte Morris added 20 points and made a critical three-point play late to help preserve the Nuggets’ fourth consecutive
Continue ReadingMarch 10, 2022 Russia-Ukraine news
By Aditi Sangal, Adrienne Vogt, Meg Wagner, George Ramsay, Jack Guy, Helen Regan, Adam Renton, Melissa Macaya, Jason Kurtz, Aditi Sangal and Amir Vera, CNN The-CNN-Wire™ & © 2022 Cable News Network, Inc., a WarnerMedia Company. All rights reserved.
Continue ReadingChina’s promotion of Russian disinformation indicates where its loyalties lie
By Simone McCarthy and CNN’s Beijing Bureau In public statements and at international summits, Chinese officials have attempted to stake out a seemingly neutral position on the war in Ukraine, neither condemning Russian actions nor ruling out the possibility Beijing could act as a mediator in a push for peace. But while its international messaging
Continue ReadingUNLV women beat Colorado State, win first MWC tourney title
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Essence Booker scored 25 points and top-seeded UNLV collected its first Mountain West Conference tournament title with a 75-65 victory over No. 6 seed Colorado State. UNLV (26-6), which also played in its first conference title game since 2002, ended this one on a 13-3 run with Booker scoring six points.
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