‘Bend 101’ seminar set for new residents, community members
Whether exploring Mt. Bachelor, floating the river or picking a brewery to try, Bend has a variety of things that make it special. It’s often made…
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Here’s what’s in the $13.6 billion Ukraine aid package
By Katie Lobosco, CNN A massive spending bill signed into law by President Joe Biden Tuesday provides for a one-time $13.6 billion infusion of…
Continue ReadingKey players gone, but Cincy’s Fickell says ‘run is not over’
By MITCH STACY AP Sports Writer CINCINNATI (AP) — Sixth-year Cincinnati coach Luke Fickell has convened a spring practice that might be one of the…
Continue ReadingSeattle schools will drop COVID-19 mask mandate
SEATTLE (AP) — Seattle Public Schools says it will lift its COVID-19 mask mandate beginning Monday. Late last month Gov. Jay Inslee said the…
Continue ReadingJudge dismisses Democratic lawmaker’s January 6 civil conspiracy lawsuit against Mo Brooks
By Tierney Sneed and Katelyn Polantz, CNN A federal judge dismissed on Wednesday a January 6 lawsuit brought against Rep. Mo Brooks that had alleged…
Continue ReadingLiterary journal Conjunctions to shut down this fall
By HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — A prominent literary journal is shutting down this fall after losing support from its…
Continue ReadingLiterary journal Conjunctions to shut down this fall
By HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — A prominent literary journal is shutting down this fall after losing support from its…
Continue ReadingLawsuit seeks to stop group’s door-to-door voter fraud hunt
By NICHOLAS RICCARDI Associated Press DENVER (AP) — A coalition of civil and voting rights organizations has invoked the 19th-century Ku Klux Klan…
Continue ReadingHighlights of Congress’ $1.5 trillion spending package
By FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress is racing to pass a mammoth $1.5 trillion legislative package that would fund the…
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Oregon GOP chair quitting, cites ‘wickedness’ in party
The chair of the Oregon Republican Party is stepping…
Continue ReadingUSC signs Andy Enfield to 6-year contract extension
By BETH HARRIS AP Sports Writer LOS ANGELES (AP) — Andy Enfield’s success in turning around Southern California’s basketball program has earned…
Continue ReadingGillespie Big East POY again, Cooley 1st Friars coach to win
By MIKE FITZPATRICK AP Sports Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Villanova guard Collin Gillespie has won his second consecutive Big East player of the year…
Continue ReadingIndividual charged with hate crimes for allegedly assaulting Asian man with a hammer
By Mirna Alsharif, CNN Two hate crime charges have been filed against an individual for allegedly assaulting a 29-year-old Asian man at a subway…
Continue ReadingEPA officially reinstates California’s authority to craft its own vehicle emissions standards
By Corinne Dorsey, CNN The Environmental Protection Agency has restored California’s authority to implement its own greenhouse gas emission…
Continue ReadingPentagon rejects NATO nations providing jets to Ukraine
By VANESSA GERA and ROBERT BURNS Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — The Pentagon is slamming the door on any plans to provide MiG fighter jets…
Continue ReadingOregon GOP chair quitting, cites ‘wickedness’ in party
SALEM, Ore. (AP) — The chair of the Oregon Republican Party is stepping down. Oregon Public Broadcasting reports state Sen. Dallas Heard told the…
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Oregon Wild, Sierra Club withdraw from Ochoco Forest Restoration Collaborative
Expressing frustration with its practices, two Bend-based environmental groups, Oregon Wild and the Juniper Group of the Sierra Club, announced…
Continue ReadingMagnussen back to F1 with Haas team that fired him in 2020
By JENNA FRYER AP Auto Racing Writer Kevin Magnussen will make a surprise return to Formula One this season with the same team that fired him a year…
Continue ReadingStephen Miller sues to block January 6 committee’s subpoena for his phone records
By Holmes Lybrand, Katelyn Polantz and Tierney Sneed, CNN Former White House senior adviser Stephen Miller filed a lawsuit Wednesday seeking to block…
Continue ReadingSheltering from bombs, Ukraine’s ‘cellar violinist’ plays on
By PAOLO SANTALUCIA Associated Press ROME, Italy (AP) — Vera Lytovchenko has become an internet icon of resilience as images of the accomplished…
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