Out & About: Your photos are as special as Central Oregon
Whatever the season, your photos are the reason our Out & About segment sings with the beauty of our special place. Please keep on sending them…
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Blinken and Austin bolster US support for Israel as potential ground offensive in Gaza looms
By LOLITA C. BALDOR and MATTHEW LEE Associated Press TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin is assuring Israel that “we have your…
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Big Ol’ Fish: Some mighty fine catches this week!
We had a bit of slim pickin’s recently for our Big Ol’ Fish segment, but not this week – thanks, folks! Feel free to send us your fine catches from…
Continue ReadingMicrosoft closes deal to buy Call of Duty maker Activision Blizzard after antitrust fights
By KELVIN CHAN and MATT O’BRIEN AP Business Writers Microsoft completed its purchase of video game-maker Activision Blizzard for $69 billion on…
Continue ReadingFinal arguments are being made before Australia’s vote Saturday to create Indigenous Voice
By ROD McGUIRK Associated Press CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Opposing campaigners have made their final pitches over changing the Australia’s…
Continue ReadingStock market today: Wall Street struggles as war worries collide with hope for stronger profits
By STAN CHOE AP Business Writer NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks mostly fell Friday after fears about war in the Middle East collided in financial…
Continue ReadingMany who struggled against Poland’s communist system feel they are fighting for democracy once again
By VANESSA GERA Associated Press WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Dariusz Stola began working with Poland’s anti-communist Solidarity movement in 1983. He…
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New, wider footbridge at Smith Rock State Park ready to welcome hikers, climbers
After a 2-month closure for the replacement project, a new, wider footbridge is ready to welcome climbers and hikers at Smith Rock State Park.…
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New High Desert dark-skies effort: ‘Got Stars, Central Oregon?’
The Visit Central Oregon Future Fund is partnering with local agencies in a new program called ‘Got Stars, Central Oregon?’ that looks to protect the…
Continue ReadingMan admits stealing ‘Wizard of Oz’ ruby slippers from museum in 2005, but details remain a mystery
By STEVE KARNOWSKI Associated Press MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A man charged in the museum heist of a pair of ruby slippers that Judy Garland wore in the…
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Sunriver businesses offer eclipse viewing glasses in exchange for canned food
Those special glasses one will need to safely watch the annular eclipse Saturday morning (weather permitting) can be purchased for $1, but several…
Continue ReadingBad Bunny estrena su nuevo álbum, “Nadie sabe lo que va a pasar mañana”
Ángela Reyes Haczek (CNN Español) — El nuevo álbum de Bad Bunny, “Nadie sabe lo que va a pasar mañana”, ya está disponible en…
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Bend couple, in Israel when war broke out, awaken to alarms, rush to airport, get ‘last two tickets’ on flight home
A Bend couple who were in Israel at the end of a cruise when war broke out awakened to the sound of alarms in their Tel Aviv hotel but were able to…
Continue ReadingBiden is talking about green energy and jobs in Pennsylvania again. Will his message break through?
By WILL WEISSERT Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — President Joe Biden is in Pennsylvania again. On Friday, he’s championing steep increases…
Continue ReadingA music festival survivor fleeing the attack, a pair of Hamas militants and a deadly decision
By ALON BERNSTEIN and SAM MCNEIL Associated Press KIBBUTZ RE’IM, Israel (AP) — The two militants were just ahead of him, spraying gunfire from…
Continue ReadingPolice officer killed in shooting after break-in at Philadelphia airport garage, authorities say
By WILL WEISSERT and BRUCE SHIPKOWSKI Associated Press PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A Philadelphia police officer has been shot and killed and a second…
Continue ReadingPalestinians flee northern Gaza after Israel orders 1 million to evacuate as ground attack looms
By ISABEL DeBRE, EDITH M. LEDERER and WAFAA SHURAFA Associated Press JERUSALEM (AP) — Palestinians fled in a mass exodus Friday from northern Gaza…
Continue ReadingSome want to grant temporary House speaker more power as Republican gridlock stalls Congress
By STEPHEN GROVES Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — When Rep. Patrick McHenry took the House speaker’s gavel for the first time, he slammed it…
Continue ReadingLos precios de Disney suben de nuevo: ¿por qué?
Alexandra Ferguson (CNN) — Desde el estacionamiento por un día hasta la compra de pases anuales, los visitantes de Disneyland Resort en…
Continue ReadingThe Supreme Court avoided disaster when a chunk of marble fell in a courtyard used by the justices
By MARK SHERMAN Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court avoided a catastrophic accident last year when a piece of marble at least 2…
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