By ANITA SNOW and KENDRIA LaFLEUR Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Postal worker Eugene Gates Jr. was delivering mail in the suffocating Dallas heat this summer when he collapsed in a homeowner’s yard and was taken to a hospital, where he died. Carla Gates said she’s sure heat was a factor in her 66-year-old husband’s
Continue ReadingBy ANITA SNOW and KENDRIA LaFLEUR Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Postal worker Eugene Gates Jr. was delivering mail in the suffocating Dallas heat this summer when he collapsed in a homeowner’s yard and was taken to a hospital, where he died. Carla Gates said she’s sure heat was a factor in her 66-year-old husband’s
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The National Weather Service in Pendleton has issued an excessive heat warning for much of Central Oregon and other areas of the state that began late Monday morning and continues until 11 p.m. Thursday, warning of “dangerously hot conditions, with temperatures up to 103 to 110” degrees expected.
Continue ReadingBy MEGAN JANETSKY Associated Press SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador (AP) — Douglas Guzmán’s TikTok feed was dotted with workout routines and videos showcasing his favorite parts of his country. That changed about a year ago, as rights groups, civil society and even some officials criticized El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele for violating human rights in
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New bus riders, kindergarten students and their families are invited to learn about bus safety and take a spin on a school bus during the Winnie the Pooh School Bus Safety programs at Bend Transportation Department’s Bus Center and La Pine Elementary next week.
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HINES, Ore. (KTVZ) – The Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife is seeking public input on the first draft version of their updated sage-grouse habitat maps. ODFW will be discussing the habitat update during several meetings in Central and Eastern Oregon. Members of the public are encouraged to join these meetings to learn more about the process,
Continue ReadingBEIRUT (AP) — Syrian state media and Damascus residents say the sound of repeated explosions could be heard in the area around the capital before dawn on Sunday. There was no immediate statement from government officials on the source or target of the attack, but similar incidents in the past have usually been attributed to
Continue ReadingBy Rafael Romo, Abel Alvarado, Juan Carlos Paz, Eyad Kourdi, Marlon Sorto, Alex Stambaugh and Heather Chen, CNN Quito, Ecuador (CNN) — The assassination of Ecuadorian presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio marks a “disturbing moment” for the region and democracy, his successor and former running mate Andrea González Náder has told CNN in an exclusive interview.
Continue ReadingLuis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN Español) — Ante el paro de labores de 48 horas por parte del Colegio Médico en todo el país de este jueves y viernes, las instituciones del gobierno que conforman el sector salud en República Dominicana instaron a través de un comunicado a los galenos a no interrumpir los servicios que
Continue ReadingBy Samantha Beech and Nouran Salahieh, CNN (CNN) — An explosion in a residential suburb outside Pittsburgh on Saturday morning left six people dead – including a father and son – and injured several others. The explosion and large fire in Plum, Pennsylvania, a suburb northeast of Pittsburgh, marked at least the third time in
Continue ReadingBy Jacob Lev, CNN (CNN) — England’s Harry Kane has made his official Bayern Munich debut, coming on as a substitute in the club’s crushing 3-0 defeat to German Cup winners RB Leipzig in the Super Cup final in Munich on Saturday. The 30-year-old came on in the second half to a rousing ovation from
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U.S. Senator Ron Wyden was in Bend Saturday for a wildfire briefing at the Deschutes National Forest headquarters. Forest Service officials, as well as representatives of the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs, Oregon Department of Forestry and BLM spoke with the senator about how the wildfire season has been going. Wyden focused his remarks on discussing firefighter pay and prescribed burns.
Continue ReadingMelissa Velásquez Loaiza (CNN Español) — En la jornada electoral del domingo 19 de noviembre las urnas permanecieron abiertas hasta las 6:00 p.m., hora local. Los resultados de las elecciones podrás consultarlos en la cobertura en vivo de CNN Español. Resultados de las elecciones en Argentina 2023, en vivo: ¿gana Massa o Milei? ¿Dónde ganan Massa
Continue ReadingLuis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN) — Lo que comenzó como una noche divertida y relajante de descenso por el río Jefferson se convirtió en una experiencia traumática para Jen Royce y sus dos amigas después de que fueron atacadas por una nutria. Las tres mujeres recibieron tratamiento por sus lesiones, algunas de las cuales eran
Continue ReadingBy MARK KENNEDY AP Entertainment Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Tom Jones, the lyricist, director and writer of “The Fantasticks,” the longest-running musical in history, has died. He was 95. Jones, who teamed up with composer Harvey Schmidt on “The Fantasticks” and Broadway shows “110 in the Shade” and “I Do! I Do!,” was inducted
Continue ReadingCNN By Maria Kostenko, Victoria Butenko, Gul Tuysuz, Darya Tarasova, Jessie Gretener, Yulia Kesaieva and Sophie Tanno, CNN (CNN) — Russian officials say multiple missiles were shot down over the crucial bridge connecting the annexed Crimea to the mainland on Saturday, the latest in a series of apparent Ukrainian attacks in the region. The bridge
Continue ReadingGUAYAQUIL, Ecuador (AP) — Ecuador’s government has moved the leader of one of the country’s most powerful gangs into a maximum-security prison. The transfer Saturday came three days after the assassination of a presidential candidate who had denounced threats from the feared criminal. President Guillermo Lasso says the relocation of Los Choneros leader Adolfo Macías
Continue ReadingLuis Ernesto Quintana Barney (CNN Español) — El Tribunal Supremo de Justicia (TSJ) de Venezuela, admitió este viernes un amparo constitucional introducido el pasado 10 de julio y se nombró a una nueva junta directiva ad hoc del Partido Comunista de Venezuela para que “organice los procesos democráticos internos que garanticen los derechos a la participación política de los asociados”,
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(Update: adding local alert weather forecast video) How you doin’ Central Oregon! Hope you’re enjoying your warm but hazy weekend. An Air Quality Alert is back in effect, and expiring on Sunday at 3PM. Wildfires burning in the region combined with forecasted conditions will cause air quality to reach unhealthy levels. It is all about
Continue ReadingCNN, KWQC, KCCI By Aaron Pellish and Jeff Zeleny, CNN Des Moines, Iowa (CNN) — Gov. Kim Reynolds is eagerly rolling out the welcome mat for Republican presidential candidates in Iowa, showering each of the contenders with attention and pledging her neutrality in the 2024 race – for now, at least. “Maybe down the road,
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