City of Bend road and traffic report: Week of April 24-30
Here is the city of Bend’s road and traffic report for the week of April 24-30.
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Feds get first guilty plea in Michigan marijuana board probe
By ED WHITE Associated Press DETROIT (AP) — A businessman pleaded guilty Friday to bribing the head of a Michigan marijuana licensing board, the first conviction in a federal investigation into payoffs and other benefits before the panel was disbanded in 2019. John Dalaly appeared in federal court in Grand Rapids, two weeks after his
Continue ReadingBrowns’ DT Winfrey remains on roster amid legal troubles
By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer BEREA, Ohio (AP) — Cleveland Browns general manager Andrew Berry is monitoring the legal situation involving defensive tackle Perrion Winfrey, who remains on the roster following his arrest last week on a misdemeanor assault charge. Winfrey, a fourth-round draft pick in 2022 from Oklahoma, was arrested in Texas on
Continue ReadingAlejandro Toledo, expresidente de Perú, se entregó en EE.UU. para su proceso de extradición
Sofía Benavides (CNN Español) — Alejandro Toledo, expresidente de Perú, se entregó este viernes a las autoridades de Estados Unidos para enfrentar el proceso de extradición a su país, informó a CNN la Corte de Distrito del Norte de California. Periodistas esperan en el Palacio de Justicia y Edificio Federal de Estados Unidos Robert F.
Continue ReadingRosalía y Lisa, de BLACKPINK, presumen de su amistad en Instagram: así fue su reciente encuentro en Los Ángeles
Ángela Reyes Haczek (CNN Español) — Rosalía encendió las redes sociales una vez más, en esta ocasión con un álbum de fotos junto a Lisa, del popular grupo de K-pop BLACKPINK, en el que se las ve de paseo. “Mi amiga es más bonita que un Basquiat”, dice el mensaje que acompaña las imágenes, en
Continue ReadingTesla reverses course, raises prices on two top-end models
By Chris Isidore, CNN After a series of price cuts throughout most of this year, Tesla is raising the prices of its two upper-end models: the Model S and the Model X. The decision is a reversal of its strategy that was confirmed just this week by CEO Elon Musk during a conference call with
Continue ReadingFamily speaks out as search continues for missing CT woman in Japan
By Hector Molina, Zoe Strothers Click here for updates on this story STORRS, Connecticut (WFSB) — A desperate search is underway for a mother from Storrs who vanished while hiking in Japan. Patricia Wu-Murad, who went by Pattie, has now been missing for 10 days. Her husband, and her children are now in Japan enduring
Continue ReadingLongtime K-State coach, administrator Barrett dies at 93
By DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer Former Boston Celtics forward Ernie Barrett, who spent 75 years at Kansas State as an athlete, coach and administrator known as “Mr. K-State,” died Friday. He was 93. Barrett’s family announced his death and scheduled a memorial service for Thursday at Bramlage Coliseum, where the Wildcats play their basketball
Continue Reading‘I want it to be legalized’: Marijuana industry getting creative as Texas laws continue to change
By Nick Natario Click here for updates on this story HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — On April 20, some Texas lawmakers and those in the marijuana industry are celebrating as changes could be coming with the drug. The cannabis industry has changed in Texas, and new laws have allowed those in the industry to get creative.
Continue Reading‘I’m here and alive’ : Woman describes ‘polite’ robbery after suspects talk to her, listen to music
By Pooja Lodhia Click here for updates on this story HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — The Houston Police Department is searching for one of two young men that officers say kidnapped and robbed a 73-year-old woman at knifepoint in what she describes as a surprisingly polite encounter. The woman, Becky Brown, told ABC13 she believes she
Continue Reading9-year-old tourist from Bronx killed on spring break trip in Dominican Republic
By WABC Staff Click here for updates on this story SANTIAGO, Dominican Republic (WABC) — Six men are under arrest in the Dominican Republic and charged in the deadly shooting and attempted robbery of a 9-year-old boy from the Bronx. Gioser Luis Féliz, 9, was shot in the head on Wednesday in Santiago after arriving
Continue ReadingPeru ex-leader Toledo surrenders to be extradited from US
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Former Peruvian President Alejandro Toledo Manrique has surrendered to U.S. federal agents to be extradited to Peru. He faces charges in his native country that he accepted millions of dollars in bribes as part of a mammoth corruption scandal in which four of Peru’s ex-presidents have been implicated. Toledo turned
Continue ReadingEmotionally disturbed man with scissors shot by police after lunging at officers
By WABC Staff Click here for updates on this story MELROSE, Bronx (WABC) — Police say a man in mental distress with a pair of large scissors was shot by officers in the Bronx after he lunged at them. Officers responded to a call in front of an assisted living facility on Washington Avenue in
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Bobcat kitten, twice removed from wild by citizens near Portland, now in care of Bend’s High Desert Museum
A male bobcat kitten, about 8 months old, is now in the care of the High Desert Museum. The public will begin to get to see the yet-to-be-named kitten periodically in the Museum atrium, across from the permanent Spirit of the West exhibition.
Continue ReadingVermont governor signs bill raising marriage age to 18
MONTPELIER, Vt. (AP) — A new Vermont law that raises the eligibility age for marriage to 18 takes effect in July. Republican Gov. Phil Scott signed the legislation on Thursday, making Vermont the eighth state in the country to end child marriage. Supporters said it will reduce domestic violence and unwanted pregnancies and improve the
Continue ReadingJudy Blume, on top of the world (and her Key West bookstore)
By HILLEL ITALIE AP National Writer KEY WEST, Fla. (AP) — At Books & Books, the nonprofit store Judy Blume and her husband have run for the past seven years, you will find her own work in various sections: from general fiction, among the other “B”-named authors, to a shelf dedicated exclusively to her —
Continue ReadingExclusive: Text messages reveal Trump operatives considered using breached voting data to decertify Georgia’s Senate runoff in 2021
CNN By Zachary Cohen, CNN In mid-January 2021, two men hired by former President Donald Trump‘s legal team discussed over text message what to do with data obtained from a breached voting machine in a rural county in Georgia, including whether to use it as part of an attempt to decertify the state’s pending Senate
Continue ReadingTras ser deportado desde EE.UU., quedó detenido Christian Von Roehrich, exalcalde de Benito Juárez
Sofía Benavides (CNN Español) — Este jueves llegó deportado a México desde Estados Unidos Christian Von Roehrich, exalcalde de Benito Juárez —una de las 16 alcaldías de la capital del país— sobre quién pesan acusaciones de corrupción, informó la Fiscalía de Ciudad de México. Von Roehrich fue entregado por la Oficina de Aduanas y Protección
Continue ReadingDodgers place RHP Grove on 15-day IL with groin injury
CHICAGO (AP) — The Los Angeles Dodgers have placed right-hander Michael Grove on the 15-day injured list with a right groin strain. Los Angeles also selected the contract of right-hander Jake Reed from Triple-A Oklahoma City. Right-hander Ryan Pepiot, who is coming back from a left oblique strain, was transferred to the 60-day IL to
Continue ReadingMan who drove into pedestrians in Berlin convicted of murder
BERLIN (AP) — A German court has convicted a 30-year-old man who drove into groups of pedestrians in Berlin last year of one count of murder and 16 of attempted murder, ordering him to be permanently held in a psychiatric hospital. The Berlin regional court concluded Friday that the driver, a German citizen born in
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