SISTERS, Ore. (KTVZ) — Santa is coming down the chimney, and at Pole Creek Ranch in Sisters, staff wanted to get you into the Christmas spirit. Sunday was the final day of their first annual “Sleigh Days” event. “We’re just happy to be here,” ranch owner Jennifer Cole said Sunday. “I mean, we love the holidays.
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Reading at a young age can be fun, especially with a wild creature. At Paulina Springs Books in Sisters, there’s now “Story time with Sloth.” The kids sing songs, create craft items and enjoy story time. which is every Saturday at 10 a.m. Books that are read to the youngsters are relevant to different seasons, as
Continue ReadingBy The Associated Press Asian markets were steady in holiday-thinned trading on Tuesday, with some markets in the region closed for holidays. U.S. futures and oil prices edged higher. Shanghai’s benchmark led losses in Asia on heavy selling of technology and computer chip-related shares as worries revived over trade tensions with the U.S. and other
Continue ReadingLONDON (AP) — King Charles III reflected his coronation theme of public service Monday in a Christmas message that he connected to the health of the planet and wars that are raging. In a prerecorded video shot with him standing beside a Christmas tree in Buckingham Palace, the king spoke of the message of Jesus’
Continue ReadingBy Michelle Toh, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — Global shipping giant Maersk will restart operations in the Red Sea after suspending activity there following attacks by Iran-backed Houthi rebels on commercial vessels. The Danish company announced Sunday that it would resume shipments in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden following the establishment of a
Continue ReadingBy JONATHAN J. COOPER Associated Press PHOENIX (AP) — Some voted for Donald Trump, others for Joe Biden. A few had never wanted anything to do with politics before they heard Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on a podcast or YouTube video. Lined up outside a Phoenix wedding hall tucked between a freeway, a railroad track
Continue ReadingCOLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — Authorities say a man has been fatally shot and three people were hurt at a shopping center in Colorado. The Colorado Springs Police Department says a fight broke out on Christmas Eve between two groups of people in the afternoon at The Citadel Mall. Officers received a report of gunshots
Continue ReadingBy Rafael Romo, Maxime Tamsett and Raja Razek, CNN Eagle Pass, Texas (CNN) — Amid an unprecedented surge of migrants crossing into the United States, the sheriff of one Texas county bordering Mexico told CNN his officers are struggling to keep up with both the immigration issues and local matters. “It’s a lot. On the
Continue ReadingBEIJING (AP) — The death toll from China’s most powerful earthquake in years has risen to 149, with two people still missing after the tremor hit northwestern parts of the country last week. The 6.2-magnitude quake struck a remote mountainous area between Gansu and Qinghai provinces on Dec. 18, reducing homes to rubble and triggering
Continue ReadingBy MAURICIO SAVARESE Associated Press RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazil’s federal police say one of the country’s most wanted criminals has turned himself in after negotiations with local authorities. Luiz Antônio da Silva Braga, better known as Zinho, is the top criminal leader of the largest militia group in the state of Rio de
Continue ReadingBy ALANIS THAMES AP Sports Writer MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. (AP) — Jason Sanders had waited all season for this moment. On a Miami Dolphins team that scores more touchdowns than any other in the NFL, the former All-Pro kicker hadn’t needed to attempt many field goals. Sanders entered Sunday’s matchup against the Dallas Cowboys with
Continue ReadingBy Silvia Marchetti, CNN (CNN) — Imagine, if you will, the most glorious festive feast, with an oversize turkey, stuffing two ways, holiday ham, the requisite fixings and at least half a dozen pies and cakes. That may all sound grand — that is, until you consider the extravagant displays of the ancient Roman banquet.
Continue ReadingCNNEspañol sjv (CNN) — Fue el año en el que Taylor Swift y Beyoncé lanzaron giras mundiales, Olivia Rodrigo estrenó su álbum “GUTS” y Jason Aldean se sumó a la controversia por la guerra cultural en el género country. Pero según el resumen anual de Google Year in Search, fue un dúo japonés de música
Continue ReadingCNN, WXMI, WWMT By Curt Devine, Audrey Ash, Allison Gordon, Daniel Strauss and Jason Carroll, CNN (CNN) — The Mackinac Republican Leadership Conference often lures a who’s who of GOP power players to Michigan. Wealthy donors shake hands with presidential candidates, who give rousing speeches to packed audiences in hopes of winning the conference’s straw poll. The
Continue Readingmacamilarincon (CNN) –– La estrella de “A Christmas Story” Peter Billingsley presentó un muy buen argumento en el debate de larga data sobre si “Die Hard” es o no una película navideña. De hecho, lo que dijo fue tan excepcional que logró convencer al director de fotografía de “Die Hard” Jan de Bont, quien también
Continue Readingmacamilarincon (CNN) –– Un niño de 6 años que viajaba solo en Spirit Airlines a visitar a su abuela en Fort Myers, Florida, fue enviado en un vuelo equivocado a Orlando. En una declaración enviada por correo electrónico a CNN, Spirit Airlines se disculpó con la familia y dijo que el 21 de diciembre el
Continue ReadingRocío Muñoz-Ledo (CNN) — Una misteriosa donación de unos tenis Air Jordan poco comunes que alguien dejó en un refugio para personas sin hogar de Oregon a principios de este 2023 hizo que más de US$ 50.000 que fueron recaudados en una subasta volvieran a la organización. Todo empezó en abril, cuando un par de
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We got a few really nice sunrise photos this morning, some labeled as being of Christmas Eve and others that weren’t that specific but they sure are pretty, too! So a little reminder to our many fine photo submitters using the Share tab: Please include where taken, and when, and whatever else you wish to
Continue ReadingCNN, WKMG By Sarah Dewberry, CNN (CNN) — Police in Florida have issued an arrest warrant for a man wanted in connection with a Christmas weekend shooting inside an Ocala mall that left one man dead and another injured on Saturday. Authorities issued the warrant for 39-year-old Albert J. Shell Jr. for premeditated first-degree murder
Continue ReadingCNN By Dan Heching, CNN (CNN) — The Chicks are taking time this weekend to pay tribute to their late former founding member Laura Lynch. Members of the band previously known as The Dixie Chicks posted a statement Saturday to their official Instagram page, where they shared video of Lynch singing and playing with the
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