BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — High Desert Chamber Music has received grants from the Deschutes Cultural Coalition and Deschutes County to support their summer programs. HDCM will use these funds to present the second season of their popular outdoor Pop-Up Concerts throughout Central Oregon. The Deschutes Cultural Coalition is sponsored by the Oregon Cultural Trust and
Continue ReadingBy Amanda Musa and Hannah Sarisohn, CNN Two families and two doctors are suing the state of Alabama following the passage of Senate Bill 184, which makes it a felony for a doctor to administer gender-affirming health care to minors. The Human Rights Campaign, several civil rights groups, and legal groups are representing the plaintiffs
Continue ReadingBy KATHLEEN RONAYNE Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The recent mass shooting in California’s capital city has shaken a downtown core that’s been beset by violence and decades of economic struggles. Police say at least five shooters were involved in the April 3 exchange of gunfire between gangs that killed six people and wounded
Continue ReadingBy KATHLEEN RONAYNE Associated Press SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The recent mass shooting in California’s capital city has shaken a downtown core that’s been beset by violence and decades of economic struggles. Police say at least five shooters were involved in the April 3 exchange of gunfire between gangs that killed six people and wounded
Continue ReadingBy WILL WEISSERT, JOSH BOAK and MATTHEW DALY Associated Press MENLO, Iowa (AP) — President Joe Biden has journeyed to corn-rich Iowa to announce he’s suspending federal rules that restrict ethanol in gasoline, aiming to strike at least a small blow against surging inflation. He said Tuesday at a biofuel plant that the action should
Continue ReadingBy WILL WEISSERT, JOSH BOAK and MATTHEW DALY Associated Press MENLO, Iowa (AP) — President Joe Biden has journeyed to corn-rich Iowa to announce he’s suspending federal rules that restrict ethanol in gasoline, aiming to strike at least a small blow against surging inflation. He said Tuesday at a biofuel plant that the action should
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The Environmental Center is thrilled to host their family-friendly Earth Day Fair and Parade on Saturday, April 23rd, from 11:30 am to 3 pm. This outdoor event features and celebrates our community through music and dance performances, local food vendors, businesses and nonprofits from across the region, electric vehicle demonstrations, a kid zone full of activities, and more!
Continue ReadingBy PAUL WISEMAN, ANNE D’INNOCENZIO and MAE ANDERSON AP Business Writers WASHINGTON (AP) — Inflation soared over the past year at its fastest pace in more than 40 years, with costs for food, gasoline, housing and other necessities squeezing American consumers and wiping out the pay raises that many people have received. The Labor Department’s
Continue ReadingBy PAUL WISEMAN, ANNE D’INNOCENZIO and MAE ANDERSON AP Business Writers WASHINGTON (AP) — Inflation soared over the past year at its fastest pace in more than 40 years, with costs for food, gasoline, housing and other necessities squeezing American consumers and wiping out the pay raises that many people have received. The Labor Department’s
Continue ReadingBy Caitlin Kaiser and Judson Jones, CNN Following an explosive month of dangerous fire conditions, the Southern Plains are under extreme fire risk again beginning today. Critically dry conditions, wind gusts of 50+ miles per hour, and highly-receptive fuels across the Texas/Oklahoma Panhandle and into southern Kansas are “setting the stage for exceptionally volatile fire
Continue ReadingBy YURAS KARMANAU and ADAM SCHRECK Associated Press KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — President Vladimir Putin has vowed that Russia’s bloody offensive in Ukraine would continue until its goals are fulfilled. He insisted Tuesday the campaign was going as planned, despite a major withdrawal in the face of stiff Ukrainian opposition and significant losses. Russian troops
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Farms that rely on irrigation from a depleted, federally managed lake on the California-Oregon border, along with a Native American tribe fighting to protect fragile salmon, will both receive extremely limited amounts of water this summer as a historic drought and record-low reservoir levels drag on in the U.S. West. Farms that rely on irrigation from a depleted, federally managed lake on the California-Oregon border, along with a Native American tribe fighting to protect fragile salmon, will both receive extremely limited amounts of water this summer as a historic drought and record-low reservoir levels drag on in the U.S. West.
Continue ReadingBy STEPHEN GROVES Associated Press PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — The South Dakota House has impeached state Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg over a 2020 car crash in which he killed a pedestrian but initially said he might have struck a deer or another large animal. Ravnsborg is the first official to be impeached in South Dakota
Continue ReadingBy YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Honda is investing $40 billion over the next decade in research, especially to realize a major shift to ecological electric vehicles. The Japanese automaker said Tuesday the products and services in the works will account for more than half of its $64 billion research and development
Continue ReadingBy YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Honda is investing $40 billion over the next decade in research, especially to realize a major shift to ecological electric vehicles. The Japanese automaker said Tuesday the products and services in the works will account for more than half of its $64 billion research and development
Continue ReadingBy David Culver, CNN The distant echo of a megaphone blares most mornings from the narrow laneway where I live in Shanghai, summoning me and my neighbors from our homes for our mandatory Covid test. Mask on and cell phone in hand, I step outside before the volunteers in hazmat suits have time to knock.
Continue ReadingBy CHARLES ODUM AP Sports Writer ATLANTA (AP) — Maikel Franco drove in five runs with four hits, including a two-run homer as the Washington Nationals beat Huascar Ynoa and the Atlanta Braves 11-2. Franco homered to cap a five-run third, then added a three-run double off Tucker Davidson as the Nationals again scored five
Continue ReadingBy DAVID BAUDER AP Media Writer NEW YORK (AP) — MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow has some good news and bad news for her fans. She returned Monday from a two-month hiatus and will work her five-night schedule for the rest of the month. But starting in May, MSNBC’s most popular personality says she will be on
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