By Ashley Strickland, CNN South Korea’s first lunar probe has returned some striking images of Earth and the moon. The Korean Pathfinder Lunar Orbiter began orbiting the moon in December after the Korea Aerospace Research Institute‘s spacecraft had launched aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral, Florida, in August. The probe, also known
Continue ReadingBy ARSENE KABORE Associated Press OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso (AP) — Burkina Faso’s army has freed 66 women and children who were abducted earlier this month by Islamic extremists while gathering food in the country’s northern Sahel region, according to a state television report Friday. National broadcaster RTB reported that armed forces had located the hostages
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Jamal Mashburn Jr. led New Mexico with 25 points and Morris Udeze scored the game-winning layup with two seconds left in the overtime as the Lobos defeated Boise State 81-79 on Friday. Mashburn also had seven rebounds for the Lobos (18-2, 5-2 Mountain West Conference). Jaelen House
Continue ReadingBy Mohammed Tawfeeq, CNN Ukraine’s Deputy Foreign Minister Andriy Melnyk has expressed frustration in an interview with CNN over Germany’s indecision over whether to send its Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine. Speaking to CNN’s Isa Soares on Friday, Melnyk called Germany’s lack of action a “disappointment,” after first praising the United Kingdom for moving forward
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Oregon’s workplace safety agency investigates the August 2022 shooting at the east Bend Safeway, where a gunman fired numerous shots and killed a worker and customer, then killed himself as police approached. The investigation led to Safeway being fined $7,250 for two violations.
Continue ReadingNEW DELHI (AP) — Top Indian wrestlers have called off a sit-in protest near the country’s parliament building following a government assurance that a probe into their allegations of sexual harassments of young athletes by the federation will be completed in four weeks. “We are ending our protest,” wrestler Bajrang Punia said. The wrestlers and
Continue ReadingCORVALLIS, Ore. (AP) — Talia von Oelhoffen scored 16 points and freshman Timea Gardiner, playing just her third collegiate game, added another 15 as Oregon State upset its arch rivals, the No. 23 Oregon Ducks, 68-65 in a Pac-12 Conference showdown on Friday night. It was Oregon State’s first win at home against the rival
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NewsChannel 21’s Noah Chast was live at The Pavilion in Bend Friday night as the Oregon Ducks hockey team took the ice for their contest against Utah State, the first of three Ducks games in town this weekend in Bend.
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Before the Oregon Ducks hockey team faced off with Utah State at The Pavilion in Bend Friday night, NewsChannel 21’s Noah Chast was live with forward Isaiah Strategos about what it’s like to play in Bend again this year.
Continue ReadingBy BRIAN MELLEY Associated Press LOS ANGELES (AP) — Lawyers for the 5-year-old son of a man who died after repeatedly being shocked by Los Angeles police with a stun gun following a traffic collision filed a $50 million claim Friday for damages against the city. The legal claim is required before Keenan Anderson’s son
Continue ReadingBy Kathleen Magramo A butcher died while trying to slaughter a pig in Hong Kong on Friday, the city’s police said. The 61-year-old butcher, who worked in the Sheung Shui Slaughterhouse on the city’s northern outskirts close to its border with mainland China, was knocked to the ground by the struggling pig and sustained a
Continue ReadingBy SARA BURNETT Associated Press CHICAGO (AP) — Lori Lightfoot made history four years ago as the first Black woman and first openly gay person to serve as Chicago mayor. But her bid for a second term is in question amid concerns about continuing high crime in the nation’s third-largest city and accusations that she
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PORTLAND, Ore. (KTVZ) – The Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission has learned that small business owners operating Oregon liquor stores are in good financial shape, but the Associated Liquor Stores of Oregon raised concerns that business conditions could jeopardize the state’s ability to generate revenue. During their regularly scheduled monthly meeting on Thursday, commissioners also approved a surcharge
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Here is the Oregon Department of Transportation’s Region 4 construction update for the week of Jan. 20-27. Here at ODOT, we are committed to providing a safe and efficient transportation system for everyone. We invest in Oregon’s future through roadway improvement projects. The following projects are located within Region 4; Central
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A puppy named Socks (his paws tell why) arrived at the Humane Society of Central Oregon just this week from a crowded shelter in Northern California, one of four new arrivals.
Continue ReadingCNN By John Miller, Paul P. Murphy and Eric Bradner, CNN New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez’ office is taking the lead in probing the campaign finances of Solomon Peña, who police say was behind a spate of shootings at Democratic officials’ homes. The move comes after Albuquerque police said they were investigating whether Peña’s
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Here is Deschutes County’s road construction update for the week of Jan. 22-28. Deschutes Market Road / Hamehook Road Utility Work (Bend Area) – Utility relocation work will be occurring in the vicinity of the Deschutes Market Road/Hamehook Road intersection. Traffic Information – Road users should anticipate single lane closures facilitated by flaggers
Continue ReadingBy Michelle Toh, CNN Eggs have soared in cost around the world over the past year as avian flu decimated chicken flocks and fallout from Russia’s war with Ukraine raised the prices of energy and animal feed. In the United States, egg prices have far surpassed the increase in other grocery items, soaring nearly 60%
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BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) — Applications are now being accepted for Central Oregon Community College’s inaugural “My Summer in China” Chinese language day camp, a free youth program funded by the prestigious National Security Agency’s STARTALK grant. COCC is one of only a few community colleges nationwide to be awarded the STARTALK grant this cycle. COCC
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Stacker compiled data from the National Safety Council to assess the risk of dying from various different causes in the United States.
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