Europe will start charging for entry in 2024
By Maureen O’Hare, CNN This week in travel news: The European Commission will start charging for a new visa waiver scheme next year, plus our…
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Calif. driver cited for drugged driving in rear-end crash at La Pine intersection that sent 3 to hospital
A Redding, California man was cited on drugged and reckless driving charges after slamming his SUV into the back of another SUV that was stopped at…
Continue ReadingUN nuclear head says Iran pledges more access for inspectors
By STEPHANIE LIECHTENSTEIN and JOSEPH KRAUSS Associated Press VIENNA (AP) — The head of the U.N.’s nuclear agency said Saturday that Iran…
Continue ReadingAs the West’s drought eases, this area remains in the worst on record — and it’s hitting farmers hard
By Rachel Ramirez, CNN Cate Casad started noticing the for-sale signs pop up over the last year on farms around Central Oregon, which has been mired…
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Deschutes County road construction update: Week of March 5-11
Here is the Deschutes County road construction update for the week of March…
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Planned Redmond road closures and delays update: Week of March 5-11
Here are the city of Redmond’s planned road closures and delays for the week of March…
Continue ReadingIn Britain, ‘warm hubs’ emerge to beat soaring energy costs
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press STRATFORD-UPON-AVON, England (AP) — Thousands of warm hubs have sprouted across Britain as high energy bills fuel…
Continue ReadingIn Britain, ‘warm hubs’ emerge to beat soaring energy costs
By JILL LAWLESS Associated Press STRATFORD-UPON-AVON, England (AP) — Thousands of warm hubs have sprouted across Britain as high energy bills fuel…
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The Big Playback 3/4 Pt. 2: Crook County and Madras girls win, other scoresÂ
Summit and Ridgeview were…
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The Big Playback 3/4 Pt. 1: Mountain View girls win first round playoff gameÂ
The Cougars will play next week in…
Continue ReadingIn Chicago, adapting electric buses to winter’s challenges
By TOM KRISHER AP Auto Writer CHICAGO (AP) — The No. 66 bus rattles just like a regular diesel bus on Chicago’s west side, but no one seems…
Continue ReadingPhilippine governor, 5 others killed in brazen attack
By JIM GOMEZ Associated Press MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Gunmen in military uniforms have shot and killed a Philippine provincial governor and five…
Continue ReadingFriends, family remember Thai soccer boy rescued from cave
By KAWEEWIT KAEWJINDA Associated Press CHIANG RAI, Thailand (AP) — To the chant of Buddhist prayers, friends and family of one of the soccer boys…
Continue ReadingAfter tracking down the ‘ketchup boat guy,’ Heinz is ready to give him a new boat
By Zoe Sottile, CNN After enlisting the public’s help to find Elvis Francois, a sailor who survived weeks lost at sea off of ketchup and…
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A snowy weekend for the High Desert
Happy first weekend of March, Central Oregon! As the work week came to a close for many, we finally appeared to be seeing the end of our calm start…
Continue ReadingOlympic ticket sales for Paris Games get off to rocky start
By NICOLAS GARRIGA and BARBARA SURK Associated Press PARIS (AP) — Organizers of next year’s Paris Olympics promised relatively modest prices…
Continue ReadingUkraine ally Kallas fights for reelection in Estonia vote
By JARI TANNER Associated Press TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Estonia is preparing to hold a general election that will determine whether it can sustain…
Continue ReadingUkraine ally Kallas fights for reelection in Estonia vote
By JARI TANNER Associated Press TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — Estonia is preparing to hold a general election that will determine whether it can sustain…
Continue ReadingGlobal race to boost electric vehicle range in cold weather
By TOM KRISHER and MARK THIESSEN Associated Press TOK, Alaska (AP) — Alaska’s rugged and frigid interior, where it can get as cold as minus 50…
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Global race to boost electric vehicle range in cold weather
Alaska’s rugged and frigid interior, where it can get as cold as minus 50 Fahrenheit (minus 46 Celsius), is not the place you’d expect to find an…
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