BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The City of Bend is seeking applicants to fill positions on the Neighborhood Leadership Alliance (NLA), an advisory committee to the Bend City Council. Applications are due by 5 p.m. on Sunday, July 3. The NLA provides the Bend Neighborhood Associations an opportunity to address issues of citywide concern, and provides them with a
Continue ReadingBy YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Shares were mostly lower in Asia on Thursday as investors watched for fresh signs of inflation and crude oil prices hovered above $120 a barrel, adding to price pressures. Benchmarks declined across the region, except in Tokyo, where a weakening yen sent issues of some Japanese
Continue ReadingBy YURI KAGEYAMA AP Business Writer TOKYO (AP) — Shares were mostly lower in Asia on Thursday as investors watched for fresh signs of inflation and crude oil prices hovered above $120 a barrel, adding to price pressures. Benchmarks declined across the region, except in Tokyo, where a weakening yen sent issues of some Japanese
Continue Readingolivertapia (CNN) — Una niña de 10 años fue arrestada el martes después de que le disparara fatalmente a una mujer que discutía con su madre, según el Departamento de Policía de Orlando. La menor fue puesta bajo la custodia del Departamento de Niños y Familias de Florida, según la policía. Matthew McConaughey comparte las
Continue ReadingBy MORGAN LEE Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Republicans have picked a seasoned TV broadcaster to take on New Mexico’s incumbent Democratic governor. Mark Ronchetti won the Republican primary for governor on Tuesday in a five-way race to challenge incumbent Democratic Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham. Ronchetti’s campaign has emphasized concerns about crime, security
Continue ReadingBy OMAR FARUK and CARA ANNA Associated Press MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — No mother should have to lose her child. Owliyo Hassan Salaad has watched four die this year. A drought in the Horn of Africa has taken them, one by one. Now she cradles her frail and squalling 3-year-old, Ali Osman, whom she carried
Continue ReadingBy OMAR FARUK and CARA ANNA Associated Press MOGADISHU, Somalia (AP) — No mother should have to lose her child. Owliyo Hassan Salaad has watched four die this year. A drought in the Horn of Africa has taken them, one by one. Now she cradles her frail and squalling 3-year-old, Ali Osman, whom she carried
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PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Connect with the outdoors this Saturday, June 11, when the U.S. Forest Service waives fees at recreation sites designed for day-use on National Get Outdoors Day! National Get Outdoors Day (or “GO Day”) is an annual event that encourages healthy, active outdoor fun by introducing children and first-time participants to outdoor
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press Free falling toward a dreadful bit of team history, the Angels fired manager Joe Maddon on Tuesday and appointed third base coach Phil Nevin to the role on an interim basis. Los Angeles still lost its 13th straight game Tuesday night against Boston, matching a franchise record. The slide comes weeks
Continue ReadingBy ANDI JATMIKO and NINIEK KARMINI Associated Press JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Authorities in Indonesia have arrested a Japanese fugitive accused of helping steal $7.3 million intended for small businesses in Japan hurt by the coronavirus. Indonesian police say Mitsuhiro Taniguchi was arrested late Tuesday on Sumatra island. They say Taniguchi and a group of
Continue ReadingBy JONATHAN J. COOPER and JACQUES BILLEAUD Associated Press FLORENCE, Ariz. (AP) — An Arizona man convicted in the 1984 killing of an 8-year-old girl has been put to death in the state’s second execution since officials started carrying out the death penalty this year after a hiatus that lasted nearly eight years. Arizona Attorney
Continue ReadingBy JOE REEDY AP Sports Writer ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — The Los Angeles Angels matched a franchise record with their 13th straight defeat hours after firing manager Joe Maddon, falling 6-5 to the streaking Boston Red Sox on Christian Vázquez’s go-ahead single in the 10th inning. Interim boss Phil Nevin lost his managerial debut and
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — The Family Access Network (FAN) has received a $7,500 grant from The Healy Foundation to support FAN’s crucial basic-needs services throughout Deschutes, Crook and Jefferson counties. The Healy Foundation and FAN align in their missions to advocate for youth and alleviate childhood poverty. FAN advocates coordinate with over 100 community partners each
Continue ReadingHANOI, Vietnam (AP) — State media say Vietnam’s health minister and the mayor of the capital Hanoi have been arrested in an investigation into massive price gouging of COVID-19 tests. An online news outlet says the Ministry of Public Security announced Tuesday that both the mayor and the health minister were dismissed from their posts
Continue ReadingBy STEPHEN WADE AP Sports Writer Eileen Gu, the California-born athlete who won two gold medals for China in freestyle skiing at the recent Beijing Olympics, has signed on to work for Salt Lake City’s bid for the 2030 or 2034 Winter Olympics. Tom Kelly, a spokesman for the bid committee, confirmed Gu’s participation to
Continue ReadingBy STEPHEN WADE AP Sports Writer Eileen Gu, the California-born athlete who won two gold medals for China in freestyle skiing at the recent Beijing Olympics, has signed on to work for Salt Lake City’s bid for the 2030 or 2034 Winter Olympics. Tom Kelly, a spokesman for the bid committee, confirmed Gu’s participation to
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL WARREN Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — A key aide to the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. who helped sustain the civil rights movement in the 1960s says she’s deeply saddened by the hate crimes seeking to terrorize people across America. But Xernona Clayton has been working for racial harmony since the movement began,
Continue ReadingBy Elizabeth Wolfe and Tina Burnside, CNN Aided by advances in DNA technology, authorities in Florida say they have identified and charged the so-called Pillowcase Rapist accused of sexually assaulting multiple women in the 1980s. Robert Koehler, 62, is charged in six sexual assault cases that investigators say were carried out with “diabolical precision,” according
Continue ReadingBy MICHAEL WAGAMAN Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Connor Joe homered leading off the game, pinch-hitter Charlie Blackmon connected for a three-run shot and the Colorado Rockies beat the San Francisco Giants 5-3. Germán Márquez shook off a shaky start and struck out seven in six innings for his first road win this season.
Continue ReadingBy ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — NASA is gearing up to launch a research rocket from remote northern Australia this month. It will be the agency’s first blast off from a commercial space port outside the United States. NASA and the launch pad’s owner, Equatorial Launch Australia, said on Wednesday three suborbital
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